Silvas Diagnostic Renal Pathology

The kidneys are responsible for many key bodily functions, but their primary role as a filter of toxins makes them extremely susceptible to disease. Often these diseases can only be diagnosed through a renal biopsy, a complicated procedure requiring ancillary immunologic and molecular diagnostic techniques. This book covers all methods used by renal pathologists to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases. Unlike most literature on renal pathology, this book is situated on the midpoint between encyclopedic and superficial coverage, written for the signing-out pathologist. While focusing on tumors and transplantation rejection, a full spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and congenital disorders is covered in both pediatric and adult populations and is analyzed not only by light microscopy but by each applicable diagnostic modality available. The text is illustrated with more than 1,000 photomicrographs and diagrams, including a CD-ROM of all images.

Spis treści:
1. Renal anatomy William A. Clapp
2. Renal biopsy, the nephrologists viewpoint Robert D. Toto
3. Algorithmic approach to the interpretation of renal biopsy Xin J. Zhou, Zoltan Laszik, and Fred G. Silva
4. Glomerular diseases associated with the nephritic syndrome and proteinuria Michael B. Stokes, Glen S. Markowitz, and Vivette D. DAgati
5. Glomerular diseases associated primarily with asymptomatic or gross hematuria Randolph A. Hennigar and James A. Tumlin
6. Glomerular diseases associated with nephritic syndrome and/or rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis Thomas D. Rogers, Dinesh Rakheja, and Xin J. Zhou
7. Systematic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases (mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjogrens syndrome) Michael B. Stokes, Samih H. Nasr, and Vivette D. DAgati
8. Renal diseases associated with metabolic and storage disorders Zoltan Laszik and Lukas Harrigan
9. Thrombotic microangiopathies Zoltan Laszik and Fred G. Silva
10. Renal diseases associated with hematopoietic disorders or organized deposits Guillermo A. Herrera
11. Tubulointerstitial diseases Shane M. Meehan and Tibor Nadasdy
12. Hypertension and vascular diseases of the kidney Michael D. Hughson
13. Cystic and developmental diseases Arthur G. Weinberg
14. The aging kidney Xin J. Zhou, Dinesh Rakheja, and Fred G. Silva
15. End stage kidney disease Steven A. Bigler and Michael G. Hughson
16. Pathology of renal transplantation Tibor Nadasdy, Anjali Satoskar, and Gyongyi Nadasdy
17. Tumors of the kidney Satish K. Tickoo, Pedram Argani, and Mahul B. Amin.