Since the first kidney transplant, almost six decades ago, significantly disruptive and
incremental innovations have been incorporated, resulting in the current excellent results of …

Transplantation medicine is a rapidly evolving field. Keeping afloat of the published
literature to offer the best clinical care to our patients is a daunting task. As part of its …

Renal transplantation has evolved from an experimental treatment for end-stage renal
disease (ESRD) into routine clinical therapy in less than five decades. The success story of …

Although the first 50 years of renal transplantation were marked by great advances in
immunosuppressive therapies, the past decade has been marked by an unprecedented …

To what do we owe the steady improvement after renal transplantation? What might be the
basis for the continued optimism? A multidisciplinary approach continues to be the bedrock …

In spite of considerable progress in immunosuppressive and supportive treatment,
numerous problems persist which interfere with the success of renal transplantation. Before …

The here presented book covers different areas of clinical and scientific interest, reaching
from donor evaluation to newest methods in immunological diagnostics. But also aspects of …

Recent advances in surgical, immunosuppressive and monitoring protocols have led to the
significant improvement of overall one-year kidney allograft outcomes. Nonetheless, there …

Though kidney transplantation is considered a routine procedure, there are still significant
challenges in post-transplant management. Core Concepts in Renal Transplantation is a …

The present state of success in kidney transplantation, including its benefits to patients with
end-stage renal failure, was achieved through relentless research, both in experimental …