Contemporary Pancreas and Small Bowel Transplantation, 1st ed. 2019
Organ and Tissue Transplantation Series

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Intestinal transplantation remains on the cutting edge of solid organ transplantation. Each potential recipient provides a unique case of intestinal failure with individual intricacies requiring the combined efforts of a complex multidisciplinary team in order to achieve success. Contemporary Small Bowel Transplantation covers all aspects of intestinal transplantation in a manner accessible to all providers and provides specific guidance for those that may come in contact with this field and these patients. The text provides an understanding of the critical pre-operative evaluation, thorough descriptions of each surgical procedure and postoperative management. Areas such as infectious disease, nutrition and graft versus host disease will be addressed in detail. Key controversies and administrative issues unique to intestinal transplantation are covered. Contemporary Small Bowel Transplantation provides critical guidance for the new transplant surgeon, gastroenterologist or administrator as they navigate the challenging field of intestinal transplantation.

History of Multivisceral Transplantation.- Modern TPN.- Central line management and intestinal failure.- Intestinal rehab v intestinal transplantation.- MVT: Indications and contraindications.- MVT: Complications.- MVT: The operation.- The donor operation.- Pathology of Intestinal Transplantation.- Viral infections after intestinal transplantation.- Post multivisceral malignancy.- Graft v host disease after multivisceral transplant.- Autotransplantation.- UNOS and bowel transplantation.- NET and Multivisceral Transplantation.- Cell therapy, tissue engineering and intestinal failure.- Live donor intestinal transplantation.- The role of the Transplant Coordinator.- Psychosocial issues in intestinal transplantation.

Ashesh Piyush Shah is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and the Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation for the Jefferson Transplant Institute. He is board-certified in general surgery. Dr. Shah earned his medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He remained at Indiana University to complete his general surgery training. He completed his Multi-organ Abdominal Transplant Fellowship at Indiana University, training in liver, kidney, pancreas, and intestinal transplantation.

Dr. Cataldo Doria graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Perugia, Italy, in 1990, where he was, also, resident in surgery from 1990 to 1995. He completed a research fellowship in small bowel transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute and a clinical fellowship in multi-organ transplantation at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute of the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Doria has Ph.D. in surgery biotechnology and transplant immunology and M.B.A. Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., is the Cancer Center Medical Director at Capital Health in Pennington, NJ. Prior to joining Capital Health, Dr. Doria was Professor of Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Doria is the inaugural Nicoletti Family Professor of Transplant Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is also the Director of the Jefferson Transplant Institute, the Director of the Division of Transplantation, and the SurgicalDirector of the Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center, Liver Tumor Center, at the same institution. Dr. Doria is the Chairman of the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee of the Jefferson Transplant Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a multi-organ transplant surgeon who has extensive expertise in cadaveric and living-related liver and kidney transplant, pancreas transpl

Addresses organizational issues that are vital to the good performance of transplant programs Covers all disciplines for the multidisciplinary small bowel transplant team Covers key controversies and administrative issues unique to intestinal transplantation Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras