Artificial Organs

Written by a mixture of European and US physicians and surgeons, this book deals with organ failure and the way it can be managed artificially without requiring a transplant. Each chapter compares the artificial organ to currently available transplants.

This book deals with organ failure and the way it can be managed artificially without requiring a transplant. Written by a mixture of European and US physicians and surgeons, each of the chapters compares 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. The book will be a useful reading for postgraduate students and people interested in modern surgical and medical technology.

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 skin engineering.- Artificial Sphincters.- Cochlear Implant.- Stem cells and Organ Replacement.- Composite Tissue Transplantation: A Stage Between Surgical Reconstruction and Cloning.