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The venous drainage
The venous drainage The IVC occupies a groove on the posterior surface of the liver that drains ...
The blood supply to the liver
The blood supply to the liver The liver is composed of eight segments ( Figure 69.1 ), each supp...
The hilum of the liver
The hilum of the liver The porta hepatis is a pronounced transverse fissure on the visceral surfac...
Surgical approaches to liver trauma
Surgical approaches to liver trauma When a laparotomy is indicated, especially when CT scanning i...
Surgical approaches to resection of liver tumours
Surgical approaches to resection of liver tumours Parenchyma-preserving resections that achieve a...
Synchronous colon and liver resection
Synchronous colon and liver resection Synchronous resectable liver metastases are frequently iden...
Recurrent or refractory abscesses
Recurrent or refractory abscesses Recurrent abscesses usually occur when the initial lesion was l...
Resection options
Resection options Segmental resections Hepatic resection traditionally involved the formal remova...
Segmental anatomy
Segmental anatomy The liver is divided into functional right and left ‘units’ along the line betw...
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis As with PSC, patients with primary biliary cirrhosis often pres - ent i...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis PSC is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology ,...
Re-do surgery
Re-do surgery Close follow-up identifies recurrent isolated liver metastases and if CT and PET exc...
Mobilisation of the liver
Mobilisation of the liver Incision A roof top incision is performed 2–3 /uni00A0 cm below the co...
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, non - alcoholic fat
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, non - alcoholic fatty liver disease and chemotherapy-associated he...
Parasitic diseases of the liver
Parasitic diseases of the liver The liver is frequently a ff ected by parasitic infections, which...
Methods of parenchymal transection
Methods of parenchymal transection An array of techniques and technologies have been developed t...
Microscopic anatomy and structure
Microscopic anatomy and structure The liver comprises approximately 100 /uni00A0 000 hexagonal fu...
Long-term problems following liver trauma and thei
Long-term problems following liver trauma and their management Late complications are rare, but b...
Malignant liver tumours
Malignant liver tumours Neuroendocrine/carcinoid tumours Carcinoids are the most common NETs a ff ...
Management of variceal bleeding
Management of variceal bleeding Resuscitation Varices are ubiquitous in patients with portal hype...