Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery

Constantine Ch. Karaliotas MD, PhD., Chairman of 2nd Surgical Department and Surgical Oncology Unit in Red Cross Hospital, Athens-Greece

Section 1.- Embryological and Surgical Anatomy of the Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Biliary Tree.- Surgical Anatomy of the Liver.- Anatomical Variations and Anomalies of the Biliary Tree, Veins and Arteries.- Ultrasonographical Anatomy for the Surgeon. The Value of Intra-Operative Ultrasonography.- Elements of the Biliary Tract and Liver Physiology.- Conventional Imaging Studies of the Biliary Tract.- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.- Endoscopic Ultrasonography on Gallbladder and Biliary Tract.- Section 2.- Hepatobiliary Disease and Anaesthesia.- Congenital Malformations in the Extrahepatic Biliary Tree in Children Biliary Atresia.- Choledochal Cysts of the Biliary Tree in Children.- Gallstone Disease.- Complications in the Performance of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. What Can Co Wrong? How do Complications Have to Be Managed?.- Iatrocenic Injury of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. Surgical Reconstruction.- Principles of the Surgical Management of the Common Bile Duct Stones.- Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration.- Endoscopic Management of Common Bile Duct Stones.- Current Chances in Biliary Reoperations for Benign Lesions.- Other Benign Biliary Diseases and Lesions.- Cholangitis.- Callbladder Carcinoma.- Bile Duct Cancer.- Endoscopic Palliative Management of the Malignancies of the Biliary Tract.- Operations of the Biliary Tract. Technical Aspects.- Section 3.- Imaging Studies of the Liver.- Three Dimensional (3D) Computed Tomography Images Reconstruction in Liver Surgery.- Preoperative Assessment of Liver Function.- Indications for Liver Resection.- Liver Resection and Stapling Devices - Laparoscopic Resection.- Liver Resection Assisted with the Radiofrequency Technique.- Liver Resection for Cholangiocarcinoma.- Portal Vein Embolisation.- HepaticChemoembolization.- Selective Internal Radiation therapy.- The Use of Sirtex in Inoperable Liver Tumours. A Surgeon's View.- Basics of Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation.- Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Colorectal Metastases.- Stem Cell Therapy in Liver Disease.- Liver Gene Therapy: Will Gene Therapy Deliver to the Liver Patient?.- Liver Trauma.- Hydatid Cyst of the Liver.- Hepatic Abscess.- Benign Liver Tumours.- Non-Parasitic Diseases of the Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tree.- Section 4.- Liver Transplantation.- Indications for Liver Transplantation.- Patient Evaluation.- Pre-Transplantation MAnagement Issue.- Operative Data.- Living Donor Liver Transplantation.- Intensive Care Unit Management.- Perioperative Complications.- Long-Term Complications After Liver Transplalntation.- Recurrent Diseases after Liver Transplantation.- Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Special Categories of Patiens.- Computer Assisted Surgery Planning (CASP) in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation (ALDLT).- Conclusion.