Over the last two decades, there have been major advances in imaging, endoscopy, and laparoscopy in the field of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. GI surgery is the newest sub-specialty branch of general surgery, where enhanced expertise and high-volume centres have made a difference to the outcomes of complex operations. Surgeons can now do difficult procedures with low morbidity and mortality rates, and greatly improved overall results.This volume provides detailed and up-to-date knowledge on diseases of the liver, gall bladder, and bile ducts. Split into two sections, it covers anatomy and physiology, approaches to specific conditions and traumas, a thorough analysis of current knowledge and future advances in the field, and a review of the relevant literature.Written and edited by world-renowned experts in the field, this book will be a valuable resource for hepatobiliary surgeons and trainees, general surgeons, researchers, and medical students.
SECTION ONE: THE LIVER; Part 1: Anatomy and physiology; Surgical anatomy of the liver; Applied physiology of the liver; Liver regeneration; Perioperative management and nutrition in patients with liver and biliary tract disease; Part 2: Investigations; Liver function tests and assessment of liver function; Imaging: Ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, angiography; Part 3: Infectious disease of the liver; Bacterial and parasitic infections of the liver; Fatty liver in liver surgery; Cystic lesions of the liver; Benign liver tumours; Modern management of liver trauma; Part 4: Aetiology and management of portal hypertension; Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction, non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction; Medical management of portal hypertension and its complications; Interventional radiological and surgical treatment of portal hypertension; Part 5: Vascular diseases of liver; Budd-chiari syndrome, veno occlusive disease, secondary vascular diseases of the liver; Part 6: Neoplasms of liver; Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: A surgical perspective; Cholangiocarcinoma; Primary neoplasms of the liver: Hepatoblastoma; Primary neoplasms of the liver: Other neoplasms; Secondary neoplasms of the liver; Part 7: Liver resection and transplantation; Principles and techniques of liver resection; Liver transplantation: General principles; Paediatric liver transplantation; Live donor liver transplantation; Part 8: Non-operative management and outcomes; Non-operative management of liver lesions; Long-term outcomes following liver surgery; SECTION TWO: THE GALL BLADDER AND BILE DUCTS; Part 9: Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the biliary tree and gall bladder; Non-invasive imaging of the biliary tract; Endoscopic diagnostic and treatment modalities of the biliary system; Percutaneous biliary imaging and interventions; Laparoscopic liver surgery; Pathogenesis and natural history of gallstones; Part 10: Specific conditions of the gall bladder; Acute and chronic cholecystitis; Post-cholecystectomy biliary injury; Biliary fistula, gallstones ileus and Mirizzi syndrome; Benign and malignant lesions of the gall bladder; Medical and innovative therapies for biliary malignancies; Part 11: The intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts; Biliary atresia; Neonatal cholestasis syndrome; Acute cholangitis, recurrent cholangitis, and management of CBD calculi; Cystic diseases of the biliary system; Primary sclerosing cholangitis; Malignant lesions of the extrahepatic biliary system;