OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN LIVER RESECTION

1. Liver Anatomy and the History of Hepatectomy
2. Anatomy in Liver Resection
3. Assessment of the Patient Before Liver Resection
4. The Application of CT and MRI in Hepatectomy
5. Liver Fibrosis and Its Assessment
6. Ultrasound Elastography in the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis
7. Techniques of Vascular Inflow Occlusion and Liver Parenchymal Transection
8. Hepatic Parenchyma Transection Using Modern Instruments
9. The Key Points of Postoperative Monitoring and Nursing Care
10. Short-Term Outcomes of Liver Resection
11. Long-Term Outcomes of Liver Resection
12. Glisson’s Pedicle Approach and Liver Round Ligament Approach in Anatomical Hepatectomy
13. Anatomical Liver Resection
14. Mesohepatectomy
15. Liver Resection for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
16. Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accompanied with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus
17. Liver Resection of Secondary Liver Cancer
18. Hepatectomy for Hepatic Hemangioma
19. Liver Resection in Hepatic Hydatid Disease
20. Hepatolithiasis Hepatectomy
21. Liver Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
22. Hepatectomy for Gallbladder Carcinoma
23. Liver Resection in Pediatric Patients
24. Laparoscopic Liver Resection
25. Application of PVE in Hepatic Surgery
26. Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy
27. Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation
28. Right Hepatectomy Without Middle Hepatic Vein in Living Donor
29. Resection and Procurement of the Right Hemiliver in Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
30. Right Posterior Sector Graft for Living-Donor Liver Transplantation
31. Procurement of Liver Graft
32. Laparoscopic Donor Liver Resection
33. Native Liver Resection in Liver Transplantation
34. Split-Liver Transplantation and Reduced-Size Liver Transplantation
35. Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation
36. Vessel Exposure and Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation
37. Looking Forward to the Future

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.

Features
• 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

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