the 1st edition of “Textbook of Liver Transplantation” By Dr Chirag Desai was launched and published in a grand ceremony. The world renowned liver transplant surgeon Prof Mohamed Rela was the Chief Guest and Mr Geet Sethi was the Guest of honour. The book launch was attended by all the leading specialist doctors of Ahmedabad and who’s who of the city.

This book is dedicated to all the organ donors and their families

Hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgery has emerged as a new subspecialty within GI and abdominal surgery. More and more new surgical trainees are now attracted to this emerging new field. This has led to beginning of structured fellowships and teaching programmes across the globe. Currently, there is paucity of a textbook which encompasses details of all the aspects of liver transplantation. At present the information for the trainees is scattered and time consuming to find reliable material from the internet. This “Textbook of Liver Transplantation” deals with in depth description of every aspect of liver transplantation.

In this textbook Dr Chirag Desai has assembled a diverse group of regional and international expert authors. All the authors are experts in their field and have contributed on a subject which is their core strength.

This book offers focused guidance in a highly templated, easy-to-consult format. The chapters follow an easily readable pattern and are filled with high quality illustrations. The chapters on surgical techniques have high resolution multicolour images, which gives it a look of Atlas of Surgery said Dr Chirag Desai, main editor of the book.

This book is comprehensive and wholesome in nature and contains details on Liver transplant for various special situations and administrative details of liver transplantation in addition to the technical aspects. The field of liver transplantation is expanding in every aspect. This textbook gives in depth description of all such topics.

The breadth and depth of knowledge provided by this textbook will be of value to all specialists and trainees working in this wide multi-disciplinary field who require an easily accessible and authoritative guide to the basics and intricacies of liver transplantation. Many training departments and associations will adopt this textbook as an official book for their trainees said Prof Emeritus Dr J R Desai.

Prof Mohamed Rela said that this book is the need of an hour and was a herculean task which was accomplished in a very short time with an extraordinary world class end product useful to everyone involved in the care of Liver patient.

Mr Geet Sethi also addressed the audience and emphasised the importance of dedication and hardwork in order to succeed.

Mr Neeraj Lal, COO Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad said that this is the 1st of its kind book in the world and has contribution from 150 authors from 8 countries. He also wished Dr Chirag Desai and the book a grand success.

Mr Divyesh Kothari from Paras medical book publisher said that this book is a class apart and the quality is at par with the best international standards.