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100 Questions & Answers About Liver Transplantation: A Lahey Clinic Guide

Author(s): Fredric D. Gordon, MD, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763740481
  • ISBN-10:0763740489
  • Paperback    199 pages      © 2007
Price: International Sales $22.95 US List
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Overview

More than six thousand individuals receive liver transplantations each year. Whether you or a loved one is contemplating liver transplantation, on the waiting list for liver transplantation, or are a transplant recipient, the options and information about this surgery can be overwhelming. This invaluable resource offers the guidance and advice you need. Written by a prominent physician, 100 Questions & Answers About Liver Transplantation: A Lahey Clinic Guide gives you authoritative, practical answers to your pre- and post-surgery questions about indications, evaluation, medications and side effects, living donor transplantation, and much more.  

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Concise, easy-to-read paperback book

The question and answer format mimics an actual physician consultation

Provides practical answers to your pre- and post-surgery questions

Includes important information on liver transplantation for hepatitis C, with information on post-operative treatment of hepatitis C.

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Introduction
Part 1: The Basics
-What is the liver, and why is it so important?
-What is cirrhosis?
-I don't drink alcohol and yet I have cirrhosis. How can that be? What causes cirrhosis?
Part 2: Before Transplantation
-Who is a candidate for liver transplantation?
-How do I choose the right liver transplant program?
-What questions should I ask my transplant team to make sure I have chosen the best one for me?
Part 3: Organ Allocation
-What is UNOS?
-What is the MELD score?
-How does the waiting list work?
Part 4: Preparing for Transplantation
-How do I need to prepare for transplantation?
-How can I best prepare myself physically for transplantation?
-Are there special diets for people with liver disease?
Part 5: Surgery
-How long will my liver transplant operation take?
-How will I feel after I wake up from my transplant surgery?
-How long will I be in the hospital?
Part 6: Recurrent Liver Disease
-Can my original disease recur in the new liver?
-I was transplanted because of hepatitis C cirrhosis. Will hepatitis C recur in the new liver?
-Is there any treatment for hepatitis C after liver transplantation?
Part 7: Expectations
-What happens after I am discharged from the hospital?
-Can I drink alcohol after my transplant?
-How long will my liver last after transplantation?
Part 8: Medications
-Why are immunosuppressive drugs necessary?
-What are the immunosuppressive drugs?
-Will I ever be able to stop my immunosuppressive drugs?
Part 9: Complications
-What is acute rejection?
-Now that I am immunosuppressed, am I susceptible to infections?
-What is chronic rejection?
Part 10: Living Donor Liver Transplantation
-What is the difference between the right and left lobes of the liver?
-What is a living donor liver transplant?
-What is a split donor liver transplant?
Resources
Glossary
Index


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Fredric D. Gordon, MD-Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Dr. Fredric D. Gordon is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Director of Hepatology at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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  • "This book is written with exceptional clarity by a most experienced and seasoned clinician.  If you or someone you care for, has advanced liver disease and is facing a liver transplant, then this book will be invaluable and a must read.”

    --Sanjiv Chopra, MD, FACP
    Professor of Medicine

    Faculty Dean for Continuing Education

    Course Director, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care

    Harvard Medical School

    Senior Consultant in Hepatology

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts

     

    "The book covers the process that a patient has to go through to get a liver transplant. It adds a personal touch by introducing a liver transplant recipient's own words and feelings regarding the process. This feature helps the reader empathize with the patient. I like this book. It represents exactly what we teach our patients in our pre-transplant class and it would be a great resource for patients."

    --Paloma J. Reichert, RN, BSN, CCTC(Barnes-Jewish Hospital)

    Doody Enterprises, Inc.

     

     

    “There are very few patient-oriented texts that so concisely and thoroughly address the complexities of liver transplantation, including the waiting, organ allocation and specific surgical issues.”

    --Richard Freeman

    Tufts-New England Medical Center,

    American Journal of Transplantation 2007; 7: 1872

     

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