| Description |
1 online resource (394 pages) : 171 illustrations |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Liver Surgery: A Historical Account -- chapter 2 Genetics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- chapter 3 Staging Algorithms for Patients with HCC and Prognostic Indicators -- chapter 4 Staging Systems to Predict Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- chapter 5 Virtual Liver Surgery: Computer-Assisted Operation Planning in 3D Liver Model -- chapter 6 Transection Techniques in Liver Surgery -- chapter 7 Vascular Isolation Techniques in Liver Resection -- chapter 8 Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- chapter 9 Vascular Embolotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- chapter 10 Sequential Arterial and Portal Vein Embolization before Right Hepatectomy in Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- chapter 11 Intraoperative Ultrasonic Examination in Liver Surgery -- chapter 12 Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Hepatocellular Carcinomas -- chapter 13 Inferior Vena Cava Resection for Infiltrating Hepatic Malignancy -- chapter 14 Aggressive Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Vascular and/or Biliary Involvement -- chapter 15 Surgical Strategies and Technique for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma -- chapter 16 Resection of Noncolorectal Cancer Liver Metastases -- chapter 17 Current Role of Laparoscopic Surgery for Liver Malignancies -- chapter 18 Loco-Regional Ablative Therapies for Colorectal Metastases -- chapter 19 Sepsis after Liver Resection: Predisposition, Clinical Relevance and Synergism with Liver Dysfunction -- chapter 20 Percutaneous Treatment of Surgical Bile Duct Injury -- chapter 21 Response Evaluation Criteria in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Moving beyond the RECIST) -- chapter 22 One Liver for Two: Split and Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Adult and Pediatric Patients -- chapter 23 Radiological Intervention for Treatment of Complications after Liver Transplantation -- chapter 24 Hepatocyte Transplantation: A New Approach to Treat Liver Disorders -- chapter 25 Liver Transplantation in HIV-Infected Individuals |
| Summary |
For many years liver surgery has been considered major surgery, which has been often associated with a high complication rate. Although evidence suggests that better results are achieved in specialized centers with a high volume of procedures, nevertheless liver resections are now carried out in most of the general surgery divisions. Beside the fact that I still believe that liver surgery should be a field of trained specialists, in editing this book I have attempted to cover for the general surgeon all the main topics of liver surgery and to review the very latest innovative developments. Eminent surgeons from different countries agreed to contribute their own views, opinions and results in the management of primary and secondary liver tumours. The book covers most of the topics which are essential elements in modern liver surgery: applied anatomy of the liver with its radiological demonstration, prognostic indicators and staging systems, portal vein embolization, vascular occlusion, intraoperative ultrasonic guided surgery, different transection techniques. I thought necessary to give space to the radiologists in an effort to outline the extraordinary advances of interventional radiology, which have taken place in recent years. Particular consideration has been given to the aspect of avoiding and managing complications. There are also new specific contributions such as partial hepatectomy after transplantation, genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatocyte transplantation, and computer-assisted operations. Since the first report of a laparoscopic liver resection, hepatic resection using minimally invasive surgery has become increasingly more common; therefore emphasis has been given to this alternative approach. Recently introduced innovative contributions in liver transplantation are also described |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Liver -- Tumors -- Surgery
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Liver -- Transplantation.
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Liver -- Surgery.
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Liver Transplantation
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General
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Liver -- Surgery
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Liver -- Transplantation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498712552 |
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149871255X |
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9780429089299 |
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0429089295 |
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