Operative Techniques in Liver Resection, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016

This book presents the latest knowledge in liver resection. It includes preoperative assessment, hepatic vascular occlusion, live parenchyma transection, various liver resection techniques, liver transplantation, ex situ ex vivo resection, auto-transplantation, laparoscopic liver resection and outcome of liver resection. It describes 21 resection techniques in the same style. Each chapter is built around a series of descriptive photographs and illustrations, which are explained in detail in the text. At the end of each section there are key points that are critical for surgeons performing liver resections. The authors share their extensive experience of liver resections. This book will help practitioners perform safe and expeditious resections and reduce postoperative liver failure. Hepato-bilio pancreatic surgeons, hepatologists, radiologists, clinicians and researchers who are interested in liver surgery will find this book an invaluable guide.?

Liver Anatomy and the History of Hepatectomy.- Anatomy in Liver Resection.- Assessment of the Patient before Liver Resection.- The Application of CT and MRI in Hepatectomy.- Liver Fibrosis and Its Assessment.- Ultrasound Elastography in the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis.- Techniques of Vascular Inflow Occlusion and Liver Parenchymal Transaction.- Hepatic Parechyma Transection Using Modern Instruction.- The Key Points of Postoperative Monitoring and Nursing Care .- Short-term Outcomes of Liver Resection.- Long-term Outcomes of Liver Resection.- Glisson’s Pedicle Approach and Liver Round Ligament Approach in Anatomical Hepatectomy .- Anatomical Liver Resection .- Mesohepatectomy.- Liver resection for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accompanied With Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus.- Liver ResectioLiver Resection of Secondary Liver Cancer.- HepatectomyHepatectomy for Hepatic Hemangioma.- Liver ResectioLiver Resection of Hepatic Hydatid Disease.-HepatolithiasiHepatolithiasis Hepatectomy.- Liver ResectioLiver Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.- HepatectomyHepatectomy for gallbladder carcinoma.- Liver ResectioLiver Resection in Pediatric Patients.- Laparoscopic Laparoscopic Liver Resection.- Application ofApplication of PVE in Hepatic Surgery.- Associating LiAssociating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy.- Pediatric LivinPediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation.- Right HepatecRight Hepatectomy with Middle hepatic vein in Living Donor.- Resection andResection and Procurement of the Right Hemi-liver in Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantationnsplantation.- Right PosterioRight Posterior Sector Graft for Living Donor Liver Transplantation.- Procurement Procurement of Liver Graft.- Laparoscopic Laparoscopic Donor Liver Resection.- Native Liver RNative Liver Resection in Liver Transplantation.- Split Liver TraSplit Liver Transplantation and Reduced-size Liver Transplantation.- Ex vivo Liver REx vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation.- Vessel ExposuVessel Exposure and Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation.- Look Forward to the Future.

Editor Lunan Yan is a Professor and Director of the Department of Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China.

Fully illustrated 21 resection techniques described in the same format Each section includes key points critical for surgeons Provides an overview of the latest knowledge in this rapidly advancing field?