Immunology for Surgeons

Section I: Surgical Aspects of Immunology.- 1. Principles of Immunology.- 2. The Immunology of Trauma and Its Sequelae.- 3. The Immunology of Sepsis.- 4. Immunodeficiency and the Surgeon.- Commentary on Section I.- Section II: Transplant Immunology.- 5. Allorecognition and Tissue Typing in Organ Transplantation.- 6. Immunosupressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplantation.- 7. Clinical Transplantation and the Immunology of Organ Rejection.- 8. The Immunology of Xenotransplantation.- Commentary on Chapter 8.- Commentary on Section II.- Section III: Principles of Tumour Immunology.- 9. Tumour Immunobiology.- 10. Immunobiology of Cancer Metastasis.- 11. The Radioimmunoscintigraphy and Radioimmunotherapy of Human Cancer: Current Concepts and Future Developments.- 12. Cell-mediated Dysregulation in Malignancy and Its Therapeutic Immunopotentiation.- 13. Colorectal Tumor Immunity.- 14. The Immunotherapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 15. The Immunotherapy of Bladder Cancer.- 16. Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer.- 17. The Immunology and Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer.- 18. The Immunobiology of Malignant Melanoma.- Commentary on Section III.- Section IV: Immunology and the Gastrointestinal Tract.- 19. The Gastrointestinal Immune System - An Overview.- Commentary on Chapter 19.- 20. The Immunology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- 21. Lymphoproliferative Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Commentary on Section IV.

Andrew P. Zbar, MB BS, FRCS (Ed.), FRCS (Gen.), FRACS, FCCS Professor of General and Colorectal Surgery Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados 2002-PRESENT. Trained in Australia in General Surgery 1978-1993. Postgraduate colorectal work in anorectal physiology and colorectal cancer immunology and immunotherapy London Hammersmith Hospital 1993-1999. Co-Director of Coloproctology at Kaplan Hospital Tel Aviv 2000-2002. Specialist areas of interest are in functional anorectal disorders, colorectal cancer immunology and imaging of complex anorectal disorders.

From the reviews:



"This book is well written and complete regarding all the surgical fields in which immunology appeared to be a central component at the level of etiology and therapy. This book is affordable for general surgeons as well as young surgeons in training. The good part of the book is that all important parts of surgery in which immunology did progress recently are described and discussed. It appears as a good reference for passionate surgeons confronted in the daily life to these pathologies." (Prof. Gianello, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 102 (4), 2002)

"This book will be of interest to certain general surgeons and plastic surgeons who research interests lie in the area of immunology. It was written by 44 surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, and internists in different specialities ... . With such an eminent group, there is something for everyone. ... I would probably advise this as something a department should buy ... . I have no doubt ... it will be a most successful mine of research information." (I. T. Jackson, European Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 26 (3), 2003)

"Each section is written by a world leader in the field, in a manner that is easy to understand for the average surgeon ... . Each section is richly referenced and supplemented with a commentary from an expert in the field. The editors should be congratulated on this excellent volume ... which would appeal not only to the surgical trainee and the average practising surgeon, but also to the surgeon with an in-depth knowledge of immunology ... ." (Del Khan, South African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 41 (2), 2003)

"This is a review highlighting classical and contemporary aspects of some of the most pertinent topics in surgical immunology. The format involves chapters written in an authoritative fashion by established experts. Each section is summarized, highlighting the most salient pints. Moreover, these summaries are conveniently