RT Book, Section
A1 Jolissaint, Joshua S.
A1 Tullius, Stefan G.
A2 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1171286923
T1 Abdominal Organ Transplantation
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 15e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill LLC
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260122213
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171286923
RD 2024/04/16
AB Solid  organ  transplantation  is  the  standard  of  care  for  patients  with  end-stage  organ  disease.  The  field  of  transplantation  is  exceedingly  complex  and  requires  multidisciplinary  collaboration  to  navigate  the  intricacies  of  patient  selection,  perioperative  care,  and  operative  technique.  Relevant  aspects  include  careful  evaluation  of  patients  prior  to  transplantation,  determining  the  potential  benefits  of  the  procedure,  and  assessing  any  inherent  risks.  Prolonged  waiting  times  due  to  discrepancies  between  organ  supply  and  demand  mandate  careful  consideration  of  all  available  organs,  and  novel  preservation  methods  may  allow  for  the  use  of  previously  unavailable  or  marginal  organs.  High  morbidity  and  mortality  rates  for  patients  awaiting  transplantation  are  currently  one  of  the  most  challenging  areas  in  the  field  of  transplantation.  This  chapter  will  focus  on  these  topics  as  they  relate  to  liver,  kidney,  and  pancreas  transplantation.