This book deals with organ failure and the way it can be managed artificiallywithout requiring a transplant. It covers the support of multiorgan failure, the blood substitutes, the management of short bowel syndrome, artificial sphincters, substitution of the liver in case of liver failure, pancreatic substitution in case of diabetes, the dialysis machine in kidney failure, circulatorysupport in heart failure, the bionic ear in deafness, skin substitutes in cases of burns, stem cells in organ replacement and artificial bladder following injury to bladder/sphincters. Written by a mixture of European and US physicians and surgeons, each of the chapters compares the artificial organ to what iscurrently available from the transplant point of view to highlight the current and modern available techniques for organ replacement. The book will be a useful reading for postgraduate students and people interested in modern surgical and medical technology. Highlights significant advances that have been made in this fast-evolving field Chapters compare the artificial organ to what is currently available from the transplant point of view to highlight the current and modern available techniques for organ replacement INDICE: Management of Multiorgan Failure after Artifical Organ Implantation.- Artificial Circulatory Support.- The Artificial Kidney.- Liver Subsitution.- Glucose Sensors and Insulin Pumps.- From basic wound healing to modern skinengineering.- Artificial Sphincters.- Cochlear Implant.- Stem cells and OrganReplacement.- Composite Tissue Transplantation: A Stage Between Surgical Reconstruction and Cloning.
- ISBN: 978-1-84882-281-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 175
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés