Multiorgan Procurement for Transplantation
This well-illustrated handbook provides answers to important questions that may arise during the retrieval of multiple organs for transplantation and offers step-by-step descriptions of current surgical techniques for procurement of the various thoracic a
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Multiorgan Procurement for Transplantation
Paolo Aseni • Antonino M. Grande Luciano De Carlis Editors
Multiorgan Procurement for Transplantation A Guide to Surgical Technique and Management
Editors Paolo Aseni Department of Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation Transplant Center Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital Milan Italy
Luciano De Carlis Department of Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation Transplant Center Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital Milan Italy
Antonino M. Grande Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart and Lung Transplant Center IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy
Electronic supplementary material is available in the online version of chapter 20 on SpringerLink: http://link.springer.com/ ISBN 978-3-319-28414-9 ISBN 978-3-319-28416-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28416-3
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In memory of Professor Vittorio Staudacher (1913–2005) and Professor Lino Belli (1924–1996) pioneers of transplant surgery, to honor their exceptional dedication and enthusiasm to transplant research.
Foreword
For this book edited by Paolo Aseni, Antonino M. Grande, and Luciano De Carlis, contributing authors were requested to discuss the latest advances in donor management and surgical techniques for multiorgan procurement. Today, modern transplant medicine can guarantee excellent short- and longterm results for all types of transplants, with survival rates of up to 80 % after 5 years and about 60–70 % after 10 years. In no other field of surgery, with the exception of benign or functional disorders, can such excellent results be achieved following complete failure of an organ. Currently two factors limit broader use of organ transplantatio
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