Transplantation Surgery uniquely covers all aspects of this rapidly expanding field in one volume. The book gives a clear description of the current status of transplant surgery for trainees sitting surgery exit examinations. The book will also be of interest to transplant surgeons, physicians and nephrologists who have an interest in this field. It opens with an introductory chapter on the history of transplantation and the basic science of immunobiology, and then examines the practice of transplantation in each major system. No other book covers the breadth of this topic in a single volume. Each contributor to Transplantation Surgery is an internationally recognised expert.

Contents: Organ Transplantation: A Historical Perspective.- The Biology of the Major Histocompatibility Complex.- The Immunobiology of Transplant Rejection and Acceptance.- Tissue Typing, Cross-Matching and the Allocation of the Cadaveric Kidney Transplants.- Immune Tolerance.- Heart Transplantation.- Lung Transplantation. Kidney Transplantation: Surgical Technique and Complications. The Long-term Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient. Kidney Transplantation.- Liver Transplantation.- Pancreas and Islet Transplantation.- Small Bowel Transplantation: The New Frontier in Organ Transplantation.- Non-Heart Beating Cadaver Donors.- Organ Preservation.- Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Xenotransplantation: Hopes & Goals.- Anaesthesia for Organ Transplantation.- Transplantation Surgery Training.- Immunosuppressive Drugs.- Malignancies in Transplantation.- Infection in the Organ Transplant Patient - Dr. Jay A. Fishman.- Ethics of Transplantation - Prof. R. Randal Bollinger.