Transplantation of the Liver

Drs. Busuttil and Klintmalm present Transplantation of the Liver, 3rd Edition, which has been thoroughly revised to offer you the latest protocols, surgical approaches, and techniques used in this challenging procedure. Encompassing today's expert knowledge in the field, this medical reference book is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-date guidance on every imaginable aspect of liver transplantation. .

New to this edition

-    Overcome your toughest challenges in liver transplantation. Many new and thoroughly revised chapters include: Deceased Organ Donation after Cardiac and Brain Death; Liver Transplantation for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; Extended Criteria Donors; Best Techniques for Biliary and Vascular Reconstruction in Living Donor Transplantation; Small for Size Syndrome; Dual Grafts for Transplantation; Arterial Reconstructions-Pitfalls; Transition of Pediatric Patients to Adulthood; Immunosuppressive Biologic Agents; Long Term Toxicity of Immunosuppressive Therapy; Stem Cell and Liver Regeneration; and Extracorporeal Perfusion for Resuscitation of Marginal Grafts.
-    Stay current in your field and optimize patient outcomes with coverage of the most recent advances in living donor transplantation, pediatric transplantation, and gene and stem cell therapy.
-    Access the latest information on anti-rejection/immunosuppressive drugs, as well as comprehensive discussions of each drug or combination of drugs used to suppress immune system.
-    Effortlessly search the entire text online at Expert Consult.

Ronald W. Busuttil, MD, PhD, William P. Longmire, Jr. Chair in Surgery, Distinguished Professor and Executive Chairman, UCLA Department of Surgery , Chief, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California and Goran B. Klintmalm, MD, PhD, Chief and Chairman,Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

"Overall, the book should be an essential requirement in all liver transplantation units and be readily available to physicians and surgeons involved in liver transplantation at all stages in their training." --New England Journal of Medicine "[A] magnum opus...A standard textbook and a wonderful reference work on all aspects of liver transplantation...Readers around the world who have an interest in liver grafting will need this book. I recommend it enthusiastically."--NEJM (review of previous edition) "This superb book will be the most comprehensive and most used reference in the transplantation library."--Hepatology (review of previous edition) "An ambitious and highly successful work...the standard by which subsequent texts on human liver transplantation will be measured."--Gastroenterology (review of previous edition)