There is a strong need for a textbook on Transplant Hepatology, given the significant advancements that have taken place in liver transplantation over the last two decades. This textbook entitled Fundamental of Transplant Hepatology will discuss various issues involved in the medical management of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
Right from selection & medical management before Liver Transplantation, this book will discuss the Peri-Operative, Post-Operative & long-term care of patients undergoing Liver Transplantation.
The chapters highlight numerous diagrams, algorithms, and flowcharts, which will be evidence-based & include recent guidelines. The book is helpful for all those involved in the Medical Management of patients undergoing liver transplantation, including the Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist, Intensivist, Surgeon, and Trainees & Fellows.
Part 1 Pre-Transplantation.- 1 Liver transplantation- historical
perspective and evolution.- 2 Indications and patient selection for liver
transplantation.- 3 Contraindications for Liver Transplant.- 4 Pretransplant
Assessment.- 5 Cardiac issues in Liver Transplantation.- 6 Monitoring and
Pre-op optimisation of the Patient Awaiting Transplantation.- 7 Muscle health
in liver disease and transplant: The Sarcopenia link.- 8 Acute Liver
failure.- 9 Liver Transplant in ACLF: Selection and outcomes.- 10 Chronic
hepatitis B and C infection.- 11 Liver transplantation for Hepatocellular
carcinoma.- 12 Alcohol related Liver Disease.- 13 Metabolic Dysfunction-
Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).- 14 Management of Variceal Bleed
in waitlisted patients.- 15 Renal dysfunction in Liver disease.- 16 Sepsis in
Cirrhosis: Challenges, Timely Diagnosis, and Optimal Antibiotic Strategies.-
17 Critical Care Management of Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.- 18
Coagulation issues in Liver patients.- 19 Autoimmune hepatitis.- Part 2
Perioperative Period.- 20 Surgical anatomy for the Clinicians.- 21 Donor
selection in liver transplantation.- 22 Living donor surgery and
innovations.- 23 Recipient Surgery in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT).-
24 Recipient Surgery in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation.- 25 Anesthetic
Considerations.- 26 ABO Incompatible Liver Transplantation.- 27 Combined
Liver Kidney Transplant.- Part 3 Post Transplantation.- 28 Immediate
post-operative care.- 29 The art of immunosuppression.- 30 Early allograft
dysfunction after Liver transplantation.- 31 Pathology of Liver
transplantation.- 32 Liver allograft rejection.- 33 Role of Interventional
Radilogy in liver transplantation.- 34 Role of Endo-therapy in treatment of
post-transplant biliary complications.- 35 Post Liver transplant viral
infections (non-hepatotropic).- 36 Recurrent Disease- Viral (Hepatitis B and
C).- 37 De-Novo and Recurrent Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic
Liver Disease (MASLD) Post-Liver Transplantation.- 38 Long term complications
of immunosuppression post liver transplant.- 39 Post Transplant
HCC-Recurrence, Surveillance, Management.- 40 De Novo Solid Organ Malignancy
in Liver Transplant Recipients.- 41 Monitoring of Immunosuppression and Drug
Interactions (in Liver Transplant recipients).- 42 Annexures.
Dr. Sanjiv Saigal works as Principal Director & Head of Hepatology and Liver Transplant Medicine at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, Delhi, India. As a skilled hepatologist, he has spearheaded the medical team of liver transplantation in India for over 24 years, with an experience in dealing with more than 5000 liver transplants, both living donor and cadaveric. He has over 175 peer-reviewed publications in reputed Journals, and has been the Editor of two books in Hepatology. He has received numerous awards, including the Calcutta University Gold Medal, National Pfizer Award and Human Care Award, and is an INLAKS Scholar trained at Kings College Hospital, London. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, Edinburgh) and a Fellow of the same (FRCP, Edinburgh). He is also the Fellow of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (Fellow-INASL), and the Master of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (Master-ISG). He has been the Governing Council member of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL). He has been a Member of several taskforces of INASL, such as Alcoholic Liver Disease, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Acute Liver Failure & MASLD, and has regularly conducted Liver Transplant SIG meetings at the Annual INASL meetings.
He conducts Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program as the Course Director for over a decade now. He also conducts online certificate courses on management of various aspects of liver diseases. He is the Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hepatology. He has been actively involved with the International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) as its Education Committee Member (2017-2021), Member of Infectious disease SIG (2022-2025) and Membership & Communications Committee (2023-2026). He is currently the President of Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI).
Dr Dinesh Jothimani qualified from Madras Medical college and pursued his higher medical followed by higher specialist (Hepatology) training in Birmingham in the UK. He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK and a Fellow of Royal college of Physicians and surgeons, Glasgow. He is a member of Indian association for the study of the liver (INASL), Indian society of gastroenterology (ISG), International Liver transplant society (ILTS) and member of Liver transplant society of India (LTSI). He is the Director of Hepatology at the Institute of Liver disease and transplantation, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre (RIMC), affiliated to Bharat Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India,
Dr Jothimani loves sharing knowledge, spreading technical skills through simplified teaching. He is the course director for Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program at his institute, where he actively trains and guides Gastroenterologists and hepatologists. He has several publications and actively collaborates with other centers nationally and internationally.
