The Origins of Organ Transplantation: Surgery and Laboratory Science, 1880-1930

ISBN-13: 9781580463539 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 365 str.

Dr Thomas Schlich

Opis

A history of the little-known or forgotten academic origins of modern organ transplant surgery.

Spis treści

An ancient dream of mankind?
What is special about organ transplantation?
Before organ replacement: A natural history approach to disease
The invention of organ transplantation
Organotherapy and organ replacement
Rise and decline of thyroid transplantation
The discovery of a new organ: the parathyroid gland
Laboratory and clinic: organ replacement for diabetes
The many uses of the adrenal gland
Reconstructing women: ovarian transplants
Rejuvenating men: testicle transplants
One principle, multiple applications: further organs
From special case to prototype: the kidney
Ethical problems with organ transplantation
Laboratory and clinic: the epistemic and social context
Methods of monitoring the success of transplants
Disillusionment: The clinical failure of organ transplantation
The strategy of technical perfection
A new direction: transplant immunology
Chance and necessity: a fresh start for organ transplantation