This sixth edition of Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney has the most dramatic and substantive changes in content of any new edition of this preeminent book on kidney diseases. Yet, still at the core of this edition is the bedrock foundation established by Robert H. Heptinstall, who edited and to a substantial degree authored the first four editions of this classic text. The sixth edition is in essence the 40th anniversary edition of this monumental and comprehensive work, which was first published in 1966.
Since the fifth edition, published in 1998, there have been extraordinary advances in the understanding of the molecular and cellular basis for many kidney diseases, in the knowledge of pathologic and clinical manifestations of kidney diseases, and in the utilization of pathologic findings for directing new and better treatment of kidney diseases. The text of the sixth edition has been extensively modified to include authoritative, thoroughly referenced discussions of these remarkable new advances. Another striking and extremely valuable change in this edition is the transition to color photomicrographs that are even more informative than the traditionally excellent images that have been a hallmark of previous editions.
In his preface to the third edition, Dr. Heptinstall wisely noted that the two main ingredients for writing a successful medical book are personal experience and an ability to discern what is important in the writing of others. The 36 authors who contributed to the sixth edition fulfill these criteria admirably. They are among the most capable and accomplished renal pathologists in the world. All of these authors have extensive hands-on experience with diagnostic renal pathology, teaching renal pathology at major medical centers, and advancing the field through clinical and translational research. They have contributed thousands of articles to the literature on renal pathology. In fact, many of the major advances in our current understanding of renal pathology have been made by authors of chapters in this book. The editors thank all of them for their truly outstanding contributions. We are convinced that the sixth edition of Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney is the most comprehensive, most authoritative, most thoroughly referenced, and best illustrated book on renal pathology ever produced.
All the editors are honored by the opportunity and challenge afforded us by Dr. Heptinstall to sustain his book on renal pathology. We and all others who are interested in the study of kidney diseases are forever indebted to him for establishing this classic text.
-- Editors --
Contents
- Renal Anatomy and Histology
- Renal Development
- Primer on the Pathologic Diagnosis of Renal Disease
- The Nephrotic Syndrome and Minimal Change Glomerulopathy
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Membranous Glomerulopathy
- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
- Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis and Glomerulonephritis Caused by Persistent Bacterial Infections
- Renal Disease Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- IgA Nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis
- Alport's Syndrome, Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy, Nail Patella Syndrome, and Type III Collagen Glomerulopathy
- Renal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Sjögren's Syndrome, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Glomerulonephritis and Goodpasture's Syndrome
- Pauci-Immune and Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis
- Renal Involvement in Polyarteritis Nodosa, Kawasaki Disease, Giant Cell Arteritis, and Takayasu Arteritis
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Other Thrombotic Microangiopathies and Coagulopathies
- Renal Disease in Pregnancy
- Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis and Other Renal Disease Caused by Diabetes Mellitus
- Renal Diseases Associated With Plasma Cell Dyscrasias, Amyloidoses, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Cryoglobulinemic Nephropathies
- Glomerular Diseases with Organized Deposits
- Renal Disease Caused by Hypertension
- Pyelonephritis and Other Infections, Reflux Nephropathy, Hydronephrosis, and Nephrolithiasis
- Acute and Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Ischemic and Toxic Acute Tubular Necrosis and Other Ischemic Renal Injury
- Renal Disease Caused by Familial Metabolic and Hematologic Diseases
- Renal Developmental Defects and Cystic Diseases
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Renal Transplant Pathology
- Renal Neoplasms
About the Editors
- J. Charles Jennette MD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- Jean L. Olson MD, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
- Melvin M. Schwartz MD, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
- Fred G. Silva MD, US and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Adjunct Professor of Pathology, Emory University and The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1600 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth edition (2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781747503
- ISBN-13: 978-0781747509
- Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.3 x 4.2 inches
List Price: $390.00