1. Kidney Transplantation: A History
2. Immunology of Graft Rejection
3. Chronic Kidney Failure: Renal Replacement Therapy
4. The Recipient of a Kidney Transplant
5. Access for Renal Replacement Therapy
6. Brain Death and Cardiac Death: Donor Criteria and Care of Deceased Donor
7. Medical Evaluation of a Potential Living Donor
8. Donor Nephrectomy
9. Kidney Preservation
10. Histocompatibility in Kidney Transplantation
11. Surgical Techniques of Kidney Transplantation
12. Transplantation and the Abnormal Bladder
13. Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation
14. Early Course of the Patient with a Kidney Transplantation
15. Azathioprine
16. Steroids
17. Calcineurin Inhibitors
18. Mycophenolates
19. mTor Inhibitors: Sirolimus and Everolimus
20. Antilymphocyte Globulin, Monoclonal Antibodies and Fusion Proteins
21. Belatacept
22. Other Forms of Immunosuppression
23. Approaches to the Induction of Tolerance
24. Transplantation in the Sensitized Recipient and across ABO Blood Groups
25. Kidney Paired Donation Programs for Living Donors
26. Pathology of Kidney Transplantation
27. Chronic Allograft Failure
28. Vascular and Lymphatic Complications after Kidney Transplantation
29. Urological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
30. Cardiovascular Complications after Kidney Transplantation
31. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
32. Liver Disease among Kidney Transplant Recipients
33. Neurological Complications after Kidney Transplantation
34. Nonmalignant and Malignant Skin Lesions in Kidney Transplant Patients
35. Cancer in Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients
36. Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy
37. Kidney Transplantation in Children
38. Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries
39. Results of Kidney Transplantation
40. Psychological Aspects of Kidney Transplantation and Organ Donation
41. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Kidney Donation
42. Evidence in Transplantation
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