Operative Techniques in Transplant Surgery

Description

Operative Techniques in Transplant Surgery provides full-color, step-by-step explanations of operative procedures in Transplant surgery. Written by experts from leading institutions around the world, this superbly illustrated volume focuses on mastery of operative techniques and also provides a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect.

The user-friendly format is ideal for quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure. Each procedure is broken down step by step, with full-color intraoperative photographs and drawings that demonstrate how to perform each technique. Extensive use of bulleted points and tables allows quick and easy reference.

Each clinical problem is discussed in the same format: Definition, Differential Diagnosis, Patient History and Physical Findings, Imaging and Other Diagnostic Studies, Surgical Management, Techniques, Pearls and Pitfalls, Postoperative Care, Outcomes, and Complications.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage
• Each Technique concisely but thoroughly depicted and described
• Extensive use of intraoperative photography to give a surgeon's eye view
• Full color throughout
• Special emphasis on the nuts and bolts of techniques employed within procedures

About the Authors

Michael J Englesbe M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of Transplant Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Michael W Mulholland MD, PhD
Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI