Fundamentals of Transplant Hepatology

There is a strong need for a textbook on Transplant Hepatology, given the significant advancements that have taken place in liver transplantation over the last two decades. This textbook entitled Fundamental of Transplant Hepatology will discuss various issues involved in the medical management of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
Right from selection & medical management before Liver Transplantation, this book will discuss the Peri-Operative, Post-Operative & long-term care of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
The chapters highlight numerous diagrams, algorithms, and flowcharts, which will be evidence-based & include recent guidelines. The book is helpful for all those involved in the Medical Management of patients undergoing liver transplantation, including the Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist, Intensivist, Surgeon, and Trainees & Fellows.

Sommario

Part 1 Pre-Transplantation.- 1 Liver transplantation- historical perspective and evolution.- 2 Indications and patient selection for liver transplantation.- 3 Contraindications for Liver Transplant.- 4 Pretransplant Assessment.- 5 Cardiac issues in Liver Transplantation.- 6 Monitoring and Pre-op optimisation of the Patient Awaiting Transplantation.- 7 Muscle health in liver disease and transplant: The Sarcopenia link.- 8 Acute Liver failure.- 9 Liver Transplant in ACLF: Selection and outcomes.- 10 Chronic hepatitis B and C infection.- 11 Liver transplantation for Hepatocellular carcinoma.- 12 Alcohol related Liver Disease.- 13 Metabolic Dysfunction- Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).- 14 Management of Variceal Bleed in waitlisted patients.- 15 Renal dysfunction in Liver disease.- 16 Sepsis in Cirrhosis: Challenges, Timely Diagnosis, and Optimal Antibiotic Strategies.- 17 Critical Care Management of Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.- 18 Coagulation issues in Liver patients.- 19 Autoimmune hepatitis.- Part 2 Perioperative Period.- 20 Surgical anatomy for the Clinicians.- 21 Donor selection in liver transplantation.- 22 Living donor surgery and innovations.- 23 Recipient Surgery in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT).- 24 Recipient Surgery in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation.- 25 Anesthetic Considerations.- 26 ABO Incompatible Liver Transplantation.- 27 Combined Liver Kidney Transplant.- Part 3 Post Transplantation.- 28 Immediate post-operative care.- 29 The art of immunosuppression.- 30 Early allograft dysfunction after Liver transplantation.- 31 Pathology of Liver transplantation.- 32 Liver allograft rejection.- 33 Role of Interventional Radilogy in liver transplantation.- 34 Role of Endo-therapy in treatment of post-transplant biliary complications.- 35 Post Liver transplant viral infections (non-hepatotropic).- 36 Recurrent Disease- Viral (Hepatitis B and C).- 37 De-Novo and Recurrent Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Post-Liver Transplantation.- 38 Long term complications of immunosuppression post liver transplant.- 39 Post Transplant HCC-Recurrence, Surveillance, Management.- 40 De Novo Solid Organ Malignancy in Liver Transplant Recipients.- 41 Monitoring of Immunosuppression and Drug Interactions (in Liver Transplant recipients).- 42 Annexures.

Info autore

Dr. Sanjiv Saigal works as Principal Director & Head of Hepatology and Liver Transplant Medicine at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, Delhi, India. As a skilled hepatologist, he has spearheaded the medical team of liver transplantation in India for over 24 years, with an experience in dealing with more than 5000 liver transplants, both living donor and cadaveric. He has over 175 peer-reviewed publications in reputed Journals, and has been the Editor of two books in Hepatology. He has received numerous awards, including the Calcutta University Gold Medal, National Pfizer Award and Human Care Award, and is an INLAKS Scholar trained at King’s College Hospital, London. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, Edinburgh) and a Fellow of the same (FRCP, Edinburgh). He is also the Fellow of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (Fellow-INASL), and the Master of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (Master-ISG). He has been the Governing Council member of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL). He has been a Member of several taskforces of INASL, such as Alcoholic Liver Disease, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Acute Liver Failure & MASLD, and has regularly conducted Liver Transplant SIG meetings at the Annual INASL meetings.
He conducts Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program as the Course Director for over a decade now. He also conducts online certificate courses on management of various aspects of liver diseases. He is the Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology. He has been actively involved with the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) as its Education Committee Member (2017-2021), Member of Infectious disease SIG (2022-2025) and Membership & Communications Committee (2023-2026). He is currently the President of Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI). 
Dr Dinesh Jothimani qualified from Madras Medical college and pursued his higher medical followed by higher specialist (Hepatology) training in Birmingham in the UK. He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK and a Fellow of Royal college of Physicians and surgeons, Glasgow. He is a member of Indian association for the study of the liver (INASL), Indian society of gastroenterology (ISG), International Liver transplant society (ILTS) and member of Liver transplant society of India (LTSI). He is the Director of Hepatology at the Institute of Liver disease and transplantation, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre (RIMC), affiliated to Bharat Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India,
Dr Jothimani loves sharing knowledge, spreading technical skills through simplified teaching. 
He is the course director for Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program at his institute, where he actively trains and guides Gastroenterologists and hepatologists. He has several publications and actively collaborates with other centers nationally and internationally. 

Riassunto

There is a strong need for a textbook on Transplant Hepatology, given the significant advancements that have taken place in liver transplantation over the last two decades. This textbook entitled “Fundamental of Transplant Hepatology” will discuss various issues involved in the medical management of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
Right from selection & medical management before Liver Transplantation, this book will discuss the Peri-Operative, Post-Operative & long-term care of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
The chapters highlight numerous diagrams, algorithms, and flowcharts, which will be evidence-based & include recent guidelines. The book is helpful for all those involved in the Medical Management of patients undergoing liver transplantation, including the Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist, Intensivist, Surgeon, and Trainees & Fellows.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Jothimani (Editore), Dinesh Jothimani (Editore), Sanjiv Saigal (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.02.2026
• EAN: 9789819526239
• ISBN: 978-981-9526-23-9
• Pagine: 873
• Illustrazioni: VIII, 873 p. 207 illus., 177 illus. in color.
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Krankheiten und Störungen, Diseases, Gastrointestinale und kolorektale Chirurgie, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Gastroenterology, Immunosuppression, Medical management, Liver transplant, Pre-Transplant, Post-Transplant