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Transplantation Ethics
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Robert M. Veatch |
Although the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from the deceased have successfully been procured and transpl… |
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Xenotransplantation and risk
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Sara Fovargue |
"Some developing biotechnologies challenge accepted legal and ethical norms because of the risks they pose. Xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation) may prolong life but may also harm the … |
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Organ transplantation
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Andrew Klein |
Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Guide covers all aspects of transplantation in both adult and pediatric patients. Cardiac, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and small bowel transplantation are discusse… |
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Organ transplants
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Henry Wouk |
"Discusses the advances that have been made in organ transplantation"--Provided by publisher. |
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The Fourth Hand
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John Irving |
While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant… |
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Integrated biomaterials science
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Rolando Barbucci |
"PDE & Level Sets: Algorithmic Approaches to Static & Motion Imagery is specially dedicated to the segmentation of complex shapes from the field of imaging sciences, using level sets and PDEs. It cov… |
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Organ donation and transplantation after cardiac death
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David Talbot,Anthony M. D'Alessandro |
With the success of organ transplantation and the declining number of heart beating cadaver doctors, the number of patients awaiting a transplant continues to rise. This means that alternative source… |
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Organ donation
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Laura K. Egendorf |
This volume addresses controversial questions regarding the issue of organ donation. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications.… |
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Living donor transplantation
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Ron Shapiro |
Covers all aspects of living donor solid organ and cellular transplantation in current clinical practice, including the kidney, liver, pancreas, lung, small bowel, islet, and hematopoietic stem cell … |
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Many sleepless nights
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Lee Gutkind |
Surgery is the easier part of the battle, while the danger to the patient after surgery -- the immune system's natural tendency to "reject" the implanted organ -- has been a much more difficult and c… |
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The slaughter
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Ethan Gutmann |
"The inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. Mass murder… |
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Last night in the OR
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Bud Shaw |
"The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, M.D., who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw re… |
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Fetal tissue transplants in medicine
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R. G. Edwards |
The most recent scientific and clinical developments and techniques in fetal tissue transplants are presented, including both the transplantation of fetal tissue into mature recipients, and the graft… |
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Organ preservation and transplant surgery
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Jean-Michel Dubernard |
This book is divided into three main sections: Organ Preservation, Organ Harvesting and Surgical Techniques. Many different organs are covered including heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, intestine and… |
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Organ transplants
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Racquel Foran |
Introduces organ transplantation, discussing the history and development of procedures used today, organ donation, and life after transplant surgery. -- |
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From laughing gas to face transplants
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John Farndon |
This book explains the history and development of transplant surgery, from its beginnings in ancient India to the latest achievements in facial reconstruction. |
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Body brokers
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Annie Cheney |
"You are a little soul carrying around a corpse." --Epictetus "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will follow." --Matthew 24:28 Body Brokers is an audacious, disturbing, and compellingly wri… |
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Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
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William S. Pietrzak |
The repair of musculoskeletal tissue is a vital concern of all surgical specialties, orthopedics and related disciplines. This book aims to provide both basic and advanced knowledge of the newer meth… |
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