Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas

Historical Introduction SECTION I: LIVER AND PANCREATIC ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (ASSOC. ED. DEMATTEO) 1. Surgical and radiologic anatomy of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas 2. Assessment of liver function in the surgical patient 3. Liver blood flow: physiology, measurement and clinical relevance 4. Liver regeneration. Clinical relevance 5. Liver hyperplasia, hypertrophy and atrophy 6. Bile secretion 7A. Pathophysiology of biliary tract obstruction 7B. The function of biliary tract and factors in the production of biliary pain 8. Pancreatic physiology and functional assessment 9. Endotoxin and cytokines in liver and biliary disease 10. Infections in hepatic, biliary and pancreatic surgery 11. Genetics and molecular biology of pancreatic and biliary Cancers 12. Molecular biology of liver carcinogenesis and hepatitis 13. Liver Immunology SECTION II: DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (ASSOC. ED. DR. HANN) 14. Clinical examination and investigation 15. Ultrasound of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract 16. Endoscopic ultrasound of the pancreas and biliary tract 17. The role of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases 18. Computed tomography of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas 19. Magnetic resonance imaging of the liver, pancreas and biliary tract 20. Direct cholangiography 21. Angiography 22. Percutaneous Biopsy 23. Intraoperative diagnosis of liver, pancreatic and biliary diseases SECTION III. PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND ANESTHESIA (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. JARNAGIN AND DEMATTEO) 24. Pre- and postoperative nutrition in hepatobiliary surgery 25. Anesthesia and postoperative intensive care 26. Perioperative critical care in hepatobiliary surgery 27. Quality of life and hepatobiliary tumors Section IV. Interventional Radiology and Endoscopic Techniques, Biliary Bypass and Intubation (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. JARNAGIN AND DEMATTEO) 28. Interventional endoscopy (Technical aspects) 29. Radiologic hepato-biliary interventions 30. Biliary-enteric anastomosis SECTION V. GALLSTONES AND GALLBLADDERS (ASSOC. ED. DR. JARNAGIN) 31. The natural history of gallstones and asymptomatic gallstones 32. Cholecystitis 33. Percutaneous approaches to the treatment of gallbladder disease 34. The technique of cholecystectomy 35. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and choledocholithotomy 36. Stones in the common bile duct---clinical features and open surgical approaches and techniques 37. Stones in the bile duct: endoscopic and percutaneous approaches 38. Cholecystolithiasis and stones in the common bile duct: which approach and when? 39. Post-cholecystectomy problems 40. Intrahepatic stones SECTION VI. BILIARY STRUCTURE AND FISTULA (ASSOC. ED. DR. JARNAGIN) 41. Biliary atresia 42. Primary sclerosing cholangitis 43: Biliary Stricture and Fistula A. Benign biliary strictures B. Biliary fistulae SECTION VII. PANCREATITIS (ASSOC. ED. DR. BUCHLER) 44. Definition and classification of pancreatitis 45. Etiology, pathogenesis and diagnostic assessment of acute pancreatitis 46. Management of acute pancreatitis and complications 47. Etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis 48. Management of chronic pancreatitis: A. Conservative B. Endoscopic C. Surgical SECTION VIII. BILIARY TUMORS (ASSOC. ED. DR. JARNAGIN) 49. Tumors of the bile duct - pathologic aspects 50. Benign tumors and pseudotumors of the biliary tract 51. Tumors of the gallbladder 52 (A). Intra- and extrahepatic biliary tumors (B). Hilar and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with emphasis on presurgical management (C). Interventional radiologic techniques in hilar and intrahepatic biliary strictures SECTION IX. PANCREATIC TUMORS AND RESECTION (ASSOC. ED. DR. BUCHLER) 53. Pathology and classification of pancreatic and ampullary tumors 54 Periampullary and Pancreatic Tumors A. Periampullary and pancreatic cancer B. The cystic neoplasms of the pancreas 55. Palliation of pancreatic and periampullary tumors 56. Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Distal Pancreatectomy, Segmental Pancreatectomy, Total Pancreatectomy and Transduodenal Resection of the Papilla of Vater 57. Endocrine tumors of the pancreas: clinical picture, diagnosis and therapy SECTION X. LIVER AND BILIARY INFECTION AND INFESTATION (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. JARNAGIN AND BELGHITI) 58. Cholangitis 59. Pyogenic liver abscess 60. Amebiasis and biliary infestation 61. Hydatid disease 62. Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis SECTION XI. BILIARY AND LIVER CYSTS (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. JARNAGIN AND BELGHITI) 63. Bile duct cysts in adults 64. Non-parasitic cystic diseases of the liver and intrahepatic biliary tree 65. Surgical management of cystic disease of the liver SECTION XII. INJURY AND HEMORRHAGE (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. BLUMGART AND BELGHITI) 66. Liver and bile duct injuries 67. Aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula of the liver and pancreatic vasculature 68. Hemobilia and bilhemia SECTION XIII. LIVER TUMORS (Assoc. Ed. Dr. Belghiti) 69. Tumors of the liver - pathologic aspect 70. Benign liver tumors and masses 71. Hepatocellular carcinoma 72. Hepatic tumors in childhood 73 Metastatic Tumors A. Metastatic colorectal cancer B. Liver endocrine metastases C. Noncolorectal nonneuroendocrine metastases 74. Embolization of liver tumors 75. Radiotherapy A. Radiotherapy with emphasis on radioembolization for liver tumors B. External beam radiation therapy for primary hepatocellular carcinoma and biliary disease 76. Ablation of Liver Tumors A. Percutaneous methods for ablation of hepatic tumors B. Cryotherapy of liver tumors C. Radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver tumors 77. Chemotherapy of liver tumors 78. Isolated hepatic perfusion for extensive liver cancers 79. (A) Intra-arterial chemotherapy for liver tumors (B) Nonoperative placement of catheters (C) Technique of surgical pump placement SECTION XIV. HEPATIC RESECTION (ASSOC. EDS. DRS. BELGHITI AND CHAPMAN) 80(A). Liver resection for benign disease and for liver and biliary tumors (B). Extended resections for biliary tumors: an alternative approach (C). Liver resection in live related donors 81. Vascular isolation techniques in liver resection 82. Liver resection in cirrhosis of the liver 83. Segment-oriented anatomic liver resections 84. The place of portal venous embolization 85. Ex vivo and in situ hypothermic hepatic resection 86. Intraoperative ultrasound of the liver: Techniques for liver resection and transplantation Section XV. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension (Assoc. Ed. Dr. Chapman) 87. Cirrhosis and portal hypertension: pathological aspects 88. Management of liver failure 89. Support of the failing liver 90. Management of ascites in cirrhosis and portal hypertension 91. Medical management of bleeding varices 92. Endoscopic therapy in the management of esophageal varices: injection sclerotherapy and variceal ligation 93. Portal hypertension in children 94. Operative devascularization and esophageal transection 95. The place of portosystemic shunting 96. (A) The place of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting 96. (B) Technique of TIPS placement 97. The technique of portacaval shunt 98. Distal splenorenal shunt 99. The mesocaval shunt: technique 100. Budd-Chiari syndrome and veno-occlusive disease SECTION XVI. LIVER AND PANCREATIC TRANSPLANTATION (Assoc. Ed. Dr. Chapman) 101. Liver and pancreas transplantation immunobiology 102. Liver transplantation: anesthesia, perioperative management and postoperative intensive care 103. Liver transplantation: indications 104. Orthotopic liver transplantation 105. Liver transplantation in patients with fulminant hepatitis 106. Liver transplantation for tumors 107. Liver transplantation in children and segmental transplantation 108. Auxiliary liver transplantation 109. Living Donor Liver Transplantation 110. Early and late complications of liver transplantation 111. Techniques of liver replacement 112. Whole organ pancreas and pancreatic islet transplantation