Updated to reflect today's practice guidelines, the new edition of this comprehensive text remains the definitive resource on all aspects of renal transplantation, including immunological, pathological, psychological and ethical considerations. It examines evaluation, management, and procurement of living and deceased donor kidneys, the selection of suitable recipients, interpretation of graft dysfunction, and expected survival based upon a large database of information.There are comprehensive chapters on pediatric renal transplantation and on renal transplantation in the developing world. Extensive tables and figures and comprehensive lists of references with each chapter enhance its value to the transplant team. A multidisciplinary approach from internationally renowned contributors from around the world-many new to this edition-offers practice-applicable guidance for all members of the transplant team, with coverage encompassing applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures. This 6th edition remains the balanced reference you need to stay apprised of issues important to successful kidney transplantation.

Table of Contents:
1. Kidney Transplantation: A History, David Hamilton 2. Immunology of Graft Rejection, Margaret Dallman 3. Non-Transplant Modalities of Kidney Replacement Therapy, Lisa Nanovic and Bryan Becker 4. The Recipient of a Renal Transplant, Jeremy Chapman 5. Access for Renal Replacement Therapy, Mike Nicholson 6. Brain Death and Donor Management, Kenneth Wood 7. Medical Evaluation of the Living Donor, Dicken S. C. Ko and Frank Delmonico 8. Donor Nephrectomy A. Open Nephrectomy, Benedict Cosimi B. Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy, Christopher Simpkins and Robert Montgomery 9. Renal Preservation, Henri Leuvenink and Rutger Ploeg 10. Histocompatibility in Renal Transplantation, Sue Fuggle, Craig Taylor 11.Surgical Techniques of Renal Transplantation, John Barry, Peter Morris 12. Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder, Julie Franc-Guimond and Ricardo Gonzalez 13. Anaesthesia for Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation, John Sear and Oliver Dyar 14. Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation, John Pirsch, Stuart Knechtle 15. Azathioprine and Steroids, Simon Knight and Peter Morris 16. Cyclosporine, Neil Russell, Simon Knight, and Peter Morris 17. Tacrolimus in Renal Transplantation, Amit Basu and Ron Shapiro 18. Mycophenolate mofetil, Barry Kahan 19. mTOR Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus, Christopher Watson and John Andrew Bradley 20. Antibodies and Fusion Proteins, Allan Kirk 21. Other Forms of Immunosuppression, B. Sprangers, E. van Etten, Mark Waer, Mathieu Chantal, Jacques Pirenne 22. Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across the ABO Blood Groups, Mark Stegall and James Gloor 23. Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance, Satish Nadig, Gregor Warnecke, and Kathryn Wood 24. Pathology of Kidney Transplantation, Robert Colvin and Shamila Mauiyyedi 25. Chronic Allograft Nephropathy, Brian Nankivell 26. Vascular Complications After Kidney Transplantation, Richard Allen 27. Urological Complications After Kidney Transplantation, David Cranston, Daniel Shoskes 28. Cardiovascular Complications After Renal Transplantation, Bert Kasiske and Ajay Israni 29. Infection in Renal Transplant Recipient, Jay Fishman John Davis 30. Liver Disease Among Renal Transplant Recipients, Adnan Said, Nasia Safdar, Jennifer Wells, and Michael Lucey 31. Neurological Complications After Renal Transplantation, Andria Ford, Katie Vo, and Jin-Moo Lee 32. Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Renal Transplant Patients, Vanessa Venning, and Fenella Wojnarowska, Christine Bordea, Aoife Lally 33. Cancer in Dialysis and Transplant Patients, John Thompson and Paula Mohacsi 34. Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation for Diabetic Neuropathy, Takashi Kobayashi, David Sutherland, Angelika Gruessner, and Rainer Gruessner 35. Kidney Transplantation in Children, Robert Ettenger, Minnie Sarwal, Pornpimol Rianthavorn 36. Renal Transplantation in Developing Countries, Rafique Moosa 37. Results of Renal Transplantation, Peter Morris, Stuart Knechtle 38. Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation, Patricia Franklin 39. Ethics in Transplantation: Allotransplantation and Xenotransplantation, Abdallah Daar, Linda Wright, and Michael Campbell