Nicholas J. Zyromski – Handbook of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery (2015)

Автор: Nicholas J. Zyromski
Название книги: Handbook of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Абдоминальная хирургия
Страницы: 469
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This handbook provides a comprehesive but succinct overview of medical and surgical management of diseases of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tree. It includes imaging of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system as well. Open and minimally invasive surgical management techniques are covered. Coverage includes pancreatic cancer and cysts, pancreatitis, complications of panreatic surgery, ultrasound for liver disease, cirrhosis and portal hypertension, neuroendocrine and colorectal metastases to the liver, gallstones, cholesystitis, infections in biliary surgery, and more. Target markets include surgical residents, surgical nurses, beginning fellows in HPB training programs. There may also be some uptake from gastroenterologists.

Over the past decade, hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery has
emerged as a mature specialty of general surgery. While a significant
percentage of HPB surgery problems are malignant, HPB surgeons
also treat a large number of benign disease conditions such as acute
and chronic pancreatitis, bile duct injury and benign bile duct stricture,
primary sclerosing cholangitis, benign liver lesions, cirrhosis,
and portal hypertension. Diagnosis, evaluation, and both operative
and nonoperative treatment of these patients are often undertaken
in a multidisciplinary format. Surgical decision making in these complex
patients is challenging and requires excellent judgment that
comes from experience. Treatment of many HPB conditions (such as
necrotizing pancreatitis, chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer) is an
actively evolving process.
Given this entire picture, the goal of this handbook is to provide
an in-depth yet concise overview of contemporary treatment
of specific HPB surgical conditions. The target audience for the book
includes surgical residents in training, HPB surgery fellows, and general
surgeons in practice who may not encounter these complex HPB
surgical conditions in day-to-day practice. Others who will likely find
the text useful include parallel specialty practitioners like gastroenterologists,
interventional radiologists, and medical oncologists
(i.e. those typically involved in multidisciplinary treatment of HPB
patients) who will gain benefit from understanding surgical perspective
of these conditions.
The authors have been selected specifically for their expertise
in their chapter’s specific topics. As a whole, the author block represents
substantial academic gravitas in HPB surgery. The depth of
their surgical experience is accessible through clear prose and will
be beneficial to all those invested in the care of HPB surgery patients.