Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 4th edition

Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 4th edition

Editor(s): Pierre-Alain Clavien, James F. Trotter

Published Online: 28 MAR 2012 10:01AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444335910

Online ISBN: 9781444398441

DOI: 10.1002/9781444398441

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This book builds on the success of previous editions, once again providing hepatologists the most current clinical guide on how to best treat the liver transplant recipient. With an international mix of experienced contributors, this new edition highlights initial indication and selection of the potential recipient, management of the donor organ, post-operative complications in the patient through to acute recovery, long-term follow-up, and continued health. This provides the user a complete guide to the correct clinical management of both the recipient and the donor organ through all stages of transplantation.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xv)

  2. Part 1: Management of The Potential Transplant Recipient

    1. Chapter 1

      Selection and Evaluation of the Recipient (Including Retransplantation) (pages 1–12)

      Audrey Coilly and Didier Samuel

    2. Chapter 2

      Monitoring the Patient Awaiting Liver Transplantation (pages 13–25)

      Andreas Geier and Beat Müllhaupt

    3. Chapter 3

      Management of Portal Hypertension (pages 26–38)

      Juan Carlos Garcia-Pagan, Juan G. Abraldes and Jaime Bosch

    4. Chapter 4

      Management of Renal Disease in the Liver Transplant Candidate (pages 39–50)

      Andrés Cárdenas and Pere Ginès

    5. Chapter 5

      Management of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Portopulmonary Hypertension (pages 51–61)

      Victor I. Machicao and Michael B. Fallon

    6. Chapter 6

      Psychiatric and Substance abuse Evaluation of the Potential Liver Transplant Recipient (pages 62–74)

      Thomas P. Beresford

    7. Chapter 7

      Organ Allocation in Liver Transplantation: Ethics, Organ Supply, and Evidencebased Practice (pages 75–87)

      Nicole Siparsky, David Axelrod and Richard B. Freeman

    8. Chapter 8

      Viral Hepatitis and Transplantation (pages 88–96)

      Geoffrey W. McCaughan

    9. Chapter 9

      Metabolic Liver Diseases (pages 97–109)

      Maureen M. J. Guichelaar and Michael R. Charlton

    10. Chapter 10

      Cholestatic and Autoimmune Liver Disease (pages 110–120)

      Ulrich Beuers

    11. Chapter 11

      Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pages 121–132)

      Maria Reig, Alejandro Forner and Jordi Bruix

    12. Chapter 12

      Cholangiocarcinoma (pages 133–144)

      Howard C. Masuoka, Gregory J. Gores and Charles B. Rosen

    13. Chapter 13

      Rare Indications for Liver Transplantation (pages 145–154)

      Stevan A. Gonzalez

    14. Chapter 14

      Liver Transplantation in HIV Patients (pages 155–161)

      Marion G. Peters and Peter G. Stock

    15. Chapter 15

      Living-Donor Liver Transplantation (pages 162–175)

      Robert S. Brown

    16. Chapter 16

      Fulminant Hepatic Failure (pages 176–187)

      Michael A. Heneghan and William Bernal

  3. Part 2: Donor Issues and Management in the Perioperative Period

    1. Chapter 17

      Extended-Criteria Donor (pages 189–200)

      Ashraf Mohammad El-Badry and Mickael Lesurtel

    2. Chapter 18

      Liver Transplantation Using Donors After Cardiac Death (pages 201–215)

      Paolo Muiesan, Laura Tariciotti and Chiara Rocha

    3. Chapter 19

      Transmission of Malignancies and Infection Through Donor Organs (pages 216–228)

      Aaron M. Winnick and Lewis Teperman

    4. Chapter 20

      The Transplant Operation (pages 229–237)

      Philipp Dutkowski, Olivier de Rougemont and Pierre-Alain Clavien

    5. Chapter 21

      Difficult Surgical Patients (pages 238–245)

      Philipp Dutkowski, Stefan Breitenstein and Pierre-Alain Clavien

    6. Chapter 22

      Domino and Split-Liver Transplantation (pages 246–254)

      Abhideep Chaudhary and Abhinav Humar

    7. Chapter 23

      Surgical Aspects of Living-Donor Transplantation (pages 255–265)

      Kelvin K. C. Ng and Sheung Tat Fan

    8. Chapter 24

      Anesthesia (pages 266–275)

      Beatrice Beck-Schimmer

    9. Chapter 25

      Coagulation and Blood Transfusion Management (pages 276–285)

      Herman G. D. Hendriks, Ton Lisman and Robert J. Porte

    10. Chapter 26

      Critical Care of The Liver Transplant Recipient (pages 286–296)

      Markus Béchir, Erik Schadde and Philipp Dutkowski

    11. Chapter 27

      Rejection and Immunosuppression Trends in Liver Transplantation (pages 297–310)

      James F. Trotter

    12. Chapter 28

      Vascular Complications after Liver Transplantation (pages 311–318)

      Goran Klintmalm and Srinath Chinnakotla

    13. Chapter 29

      Biliary Complications following Liver Transplantation (pages 319–331)

      Sanna op den Dries, Robert C. Verdonk and Robert J. Porte

    14. Chapter 30

      Role of Histopathology (pages 332–344)

      Achim Weber

  4. Part 3: Chronic Problems in the Transplant Recipient

    1. Chapter 31

      Medical Problems after Liver Transplantation (pages 345–360)

      Eberhard L. Renner and Marco Puglia

    2. Chapter 32

      Prevention and Treatment of Recurrent HBV and HCV Infection (pages 361–371)

      Ed Gane

    3. Chapter 33

      Recurrence of the Original Disease (pages 372–379)

      James Neuberger

    4. Chapter 34

      Infections in the Liver Transplant Recipient (pages 380–388)

      Nicolas J. Mueller and Jay A. Fishman

    5. Chapter 35

      Cutaneous Diseases in Liver Transplant Recipients (pages 389–397)

      Sylvie Euvrard and Jean Kanitakis

    6. Chapter 36

      Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder and other Malignancies after Liver Transplantation (pages 398–405)

      Natasha Chandok and Kymberly D. S. Watt

    7. Chapter 37

      Sexual Function and Fertility after Liver Transplantation (pages 406–415)

      Andreas Geier and Beat Müllhaupt

  5. Part 4: Pediatric Liver Transplantation

    1. Chapter 38

      Special Considerations in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (pages 417–430)

      Brandy Ries Lu and Ronald J. Sokol

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      Chapter 1

      Multiple Choice Questions (pages 431–445)

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      Chapter 2

      Answers (pages 446–450)

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      Index (pages 451–474)

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