Anatomy and physiology of kidney, ureter and urinary bladder -- Surgical techniques of non-laparoscopic kidney procurement from deceased and living donors -- Preparing kidney for transplantation -- Benching surgery -- Kidney transplantation - surgical technique -- Surgical Complications after kidney transplantation -treatment -- Graftectomy (transplantectomy) - surgical technique -- Qualifying kidney recipients for transplantation -- Kidney transplant success and safety of the recipient kidney on the operating table -- Literature -- Index.