Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology

This book includes more than 1,000 photomicrographs to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases through every diagnostic modality.

Xin J. Zhou (Edited by), Zoltan Laszik (Edited by), Tibor Nadasdy (Edited by), Vivette D'Agati (Edited by), Fred G. Silva (Edited by)

9780521877022, Cambridge University Press

, published 27 April 2009

636 pages, 236 b/w illus. 888 colour illus. 30 tables
28.7 x 22 x 3 cm, 2.01 kg

'This is an excellent book, and even though there are several very good textbooks of renal pathology already on the market, it has the potential of becoming the best of the bunch. The authors and editors obviously … know how to present and transfer their knowledge to their readers. A lot of thought went into the preparation of the book and the final product shows clearly that the editors and the authors have worked hand in hand to enforce a unified approach, which is applied to all the chapters, including the one on tumors. The illustrations are well chosen and complement the text, which is very informative and to the point. There are no significant omissions. The book deserves the highest marks for its content, approach, and pictorial material. It is a book that can be used equally well by a novice eager to learn renal pathology and a seasoned pathologist for expert consultation. Nephropathologists will find it in unexpected pearls and I predict that even these highly specialized experts will embrace it. I recommend it most enthusiastically to practicing pathologists and their trainees, as well as clinical nephrologists, but I also feel that it belongs in all major medical libraries.' Doody's

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.

1. Renal anatomy William A. Clapp
2. Renal biopsy: the nephrologist's 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. D'Agati
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 Sjogren's syndrome) Michael B. Stokes, Samih H. Nasr, and Vivette D. D'Agati
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.

Subject Areas: Pathology [MMF], Renal medicine & nephrology [MJR]