Ultrasound-Guided Liver Surgery An Atlas

Ultrasound-Guided Liver Surgery An Atlas / edited by Guido Torzilli.

Ultrasound guidance of liver surgery is a very sophisticated approach that permits the performance of otherwise unfeasible operations, discloses the true extent of tumors, increases the indications for hepatectomy, and renders surgery safer. Despite this, it has remained relatively neglected in the...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Torzilli, Guido (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Abdominal surgery.
Radiology.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Introductory aspects: 1 Technological requirements for ultrasound-guided liver surgery
  • 2 Technical tricks to start exploring the liver with ultrasound
  • 3 Exploring the liver with ultrasound following its anatomical features
  • Part II Diagnosis and Staging: 4 Diagnosis and staging: intraoperative ultrasound
  • 5 Diagnosis and staging: contrast enhanced intraoperative ultrasound and intravascular contrast agents
  • 6 Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound using liver-specific contrast agents
  • Part III Hepatobiliary Surgery: 7 Planning of the surgical strategy
  • 8 Resection guidance
  • 9 Intraoperative cholangio-ultrasound in the study of the biliary tree
  • Part IV Liver Transplantation: 10 Liver transplantation from deceased donors
  • 11 Liver transplantation from living donors
  • Part V Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Procedures: 12 Laparoscopic ultrasonography: impact in liver surgery
  • 13 Ultrasound-guided intraoperative ablation therapies
  • 14 Robotic ultrasound-guided liver resections
  • 15 Conclusions: future perspectives for the use of ultrasound in liver surgery.

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