Surgery of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract

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.