Main description:

This book introduces the clinical application of ABO-incompatible transplantation. In the first part, it starts with the history, blood group antigen, antibody associated with ABO blood type, pathophysiology and pathology and related knowledge. In the second part, it covers clinical experience sharing of ABO-incompatible of heart, liver, lung and kidney transplantation. It provides a systematic methodologies and protocols.

Contents:

1. Introduction.- 2. The RBC blood group antigen system.- 3.ABO blood group antibodies.- 4. Tissue matching of ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 5. Indications for ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 6. Pathophysiology of ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 7. Pathology of ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 8. Anti-ABO Antibody Elimination pre- and post-ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.- 9. Rejection after ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 10. Experience with ABO-incompatible heart transplantation.- 11. Experience with ABO-incompatible Liver Transplantation.- 12. Experience with ABO-incompatible Liver Transplantation.- 13. Experience with ABO-incompatible lung transplantation in infants and adults.- 14. The animal model in ABO-incompatible organ transplantation.- 15. Mechanisms Development of Accommodation and Tolerance in Transplant.- Appendix.