Main description:

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

. Liver function and failure
. Hepatic, biliary and pancreatic anatomy
. Laparoscopy in staging and assessment of hepatobiliary disease
. Benign liver lesions
. Primary malignant tumours of the liver
. Colorectal liver metastases
. Non-colorectal hepatic metastases
. Portal hypertension
. The spleen
. Gallstones
. Benign biliary tract diseases
. Malignant lesions of the biliary tract
. Acute pancreatitis
. Chronic pancreatitis
. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
. Non-adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic trauma
. Index