TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Organ Transplantation A1 - Jolissaint, Joshua S. A1 - Tullius, Stefan G. A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2020 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 15e AB - Solid organ transplantation is the standard of care for patients with end-stage organ disease. The field of transplantation is exceedingly complex and requires multidisciplinary collaboration to navigate the intricacies of patient selection, perioperative care, and operative technique. Relevant aspects include careful evaluation of patients prior to transplantation, determining the potential benefits of the procedure, and assessing any inherent risks. Prolonged waiting times due to discrepancies between organ supply and demand mandate careful consideration of all available organs, and novel preservation methods may allow for the use of previously unavailable or marginal organs. High morbidity and mortality rates for patients awaiting transplantation are currently one of the most challenging areas in the field of transplantation. This chapter will focus on these topics as they relate to liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171286923 ER -