Surgery of the liver and biliary tract: L.H. Blumgart, Y. Fong (Eds.), W.B. Saunders Company Ltd., London, Edinburgh, 2001, 2180 pages, £295. ISBM 0-7020-21011

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Volume 1 SECTION 1 ANATOMY and PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Surgical Anatomy and Anatomical Surgery of the Liver. The Biliary Tract and the Anatomy of Biliary Exposure. Radiological Anatomy of the Liver and Biliary Tract. Assessment of Liver Function in the Surgical Patient. Compensatory Hyperplasia of the Liver. Liver Hyperplasia, Hypertrophy and Atrophy: Clinical Relevance. Liver Blood Flow: Physiology, Measurement and Clinical Relevance. Bile Secretion. The Function of the Biliary Tract and Factors in the Production of Biliary Pain. Biliary Tract Obstruction. Pathophysiology. Infections in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery. Endotoxins in Liver and Biliary Tract Disease. Haemostatic Factors in Liver and Biliary Disease SECTION 2 DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES: Clinical Examination and Investigation. Ultrasound in Surgery of the Liver and Biliary Tract. Isotopic Studies. Computed Tomography of the Liver and Biliary Tract. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Plain Radiographs, Oral Cholecystography and Intravenous Cholangiography. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography. Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Angiography. Liver Biopsy. Diagnostic Laparoscopy. Laparotomy and Mini-Laparotomy. Percutaneous Aspiration Cytology. Assessment of Diagnostic Techniques for Biliary Obstruction and Liver Masses. Intraoperative Radiology. Intraoperative Ultrasound. Biliary Disease. Choledochoscopy. Intraoperative Ultrasound. Diagnostic Aspects in Liver Surgery SECTION 3 PRE- And POSTOPERATIVE CARE and ANAESTHESIA: The Kidney and the Liver: Pre- And Postoperative Factors. Pre- And Postoperative Nutrition in Hepatobiliary Surgery. Anaesthesia and Postoperative Intensive Care SECTION 4 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY and ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES: Interventional Endoscopy (Technical Aspects). Interventional Radiological Techniques in the Liver and Biliary Tract. Percutaneous and Endoscopic Drainage and Endoprosthesis. Surgical Relevance SECTION 5 GALLSTONE S and GALLBLADDER: Gallstones: Formation and Epidemiology. The Natural History of Gallstones and Asymptomatic Gallstones. Dissolution of Gallstones. Acute Cholecystitis. Chronic Cholecystitis. Biliary Acute Pancreatitis. The Technique of Cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Laparoscopic Choledocholithiasis. Cholecystolithiasis: Which Approach When?. Percutaneous Approaches to the Treatment of Gallbladder Disease. Shock Wave Therapy for Gallbladder and Bile Duct Stones. Stones in the Common Bile Duct. Surgical Approaches. Stones in the Bile Duct. Endoscopic Approaches. Interventional Radiology in the Management of Bile Duct Stones. Dissolution of Common Duct Stones. Stones in the Common Bile Duct. Which Approach, When?. Intrahepatic Stones. Supraduodenal Choledochotomy. Transduodenal Sphinteroplasty and Exploration of the Common Bile Duct. Choledochoduodenostomy. Technique SECTION 6 PAPILLARY STENOSIS and POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY PROBLEMS: Post Cholecystectomy Problems. Papillary Stenosis SECTION 7 BILIARY STRICTURE and FISTULA: Biliary Atresia. Sclerosing Cholangitis. Benign Biliary Strictures. External Biliary Fistula. Internal Biliary Fistula and Gallstone Ileus Index Volume 2 SECTION 8 BILIARY TUMOURS: Tumours of the Bile Duct. Pathological Aspects. Benign Tumours and Pseudotumours of the Biliary Tract. Tumours of the Gallbladder. Cancer of the Bile Ducts. Periampullary and Pancreatic Cancer. Whipple Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Transduodenal Resection of the Papilla of Vater. Percutaneous Intubation Techniques in Biliary and Periampullary Cancer. The Endoscopic Management of Biliary and Periampullary Cancer SECTION 9 BILIARY BYPASS and INTUBATION TECHNIQUES: Hilar and Intrahepatic Biliary-Enteric Anastomosis. Operative Intubational Techniques in Biliary Obstruction SECTION 10 LIVER and BILIARY INFECTION and INFESTATION: Cholangitis: Non Toxic and Toxic. Liver Abscess and Subphrenic Abscess. Ameobiasis and Biliary I Nfestation. Hyatid Disease. Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis SECTION 11 BILIARY and LIVER CYSTS: Choledochal Cyst. Choledochal Cysts in Adult Life. Non-Parasitic Cystic Diseases of the Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tree. Surgical Management of Non-Parasitic Liver Cysts SECTION 12 INJURY and HAEMORRHAGE: Liver and Bile Duct Injury. Trauma to the Liver Vasculature, Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Fistula. Haemobilia SECTION 13 LIVER TUMOURS: Tumours of the Liver. Pathological Aspects. Benign Liver Tumours. Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Asian Experience. Primary Hepatocellular Cancer: Western Experience. Liver Tumours in Children. Metastatic Tumours of the Liver. Endocrine Aspects of Liver Tumours. Embolization of Liver Tumours. Ischaemic Therapy of Liver Tumours. Chemotherapy of Liver Tumours. Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Liver Tumours SECTION 14 HEPATIC RESECTION: Liver Resection. Liver and Biliary Tumours. Liver Resection in Cirrhosis of the Liver. Segment Orientated Anatomical Liver Resections. Intraoperative Ultrasound and Liver Surgery SECTION 15 CIRRHOSIS and PORTAL HYPERTENSION: Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Pathological Aspects. Diagnosis of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. Measurement of Variceal Pressure. Managment of Liver Failure. Management of Ascites in Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. Medical Management of Bleeding Varices. Injection Sclerotherapy in the Management of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. Operative Devascularization and Oesophageal Transection. Devascularization. Modified Sugiura Procedure. Percutaneous Transphepatic Occlusion of Oesophageal Varices. The Place of Portasystemic Shunting. Portal Hypertension in Children. Portal Hypertension in the Nonalcoholic Liver. Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Veno-Occlusive Disease. The Technique of Portacaval Shunting. Distal Splenorenal Shunt. Mesocaval Shunt. Technique SECTION 16 LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: Liver Transplantation. Ana Esthesia and Perioperative Care. Liver Transplantation. Indications. Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation in Fulminant and Subfulminant Hepatitis. Liver Transplantation in Children and Segmental Transplantation. Heterotopic Liver Transplantation. Early and Late Complications of Liver Transplantation. Autotransplantation of the Liver and Resection in the Hypothermic Perfused Liver. Techniques of Liver Transplantation