INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Benign liver neoplasms encompass a variety of liver lesions, each with distinct pathologic, radiographic, and molecular characteristics. These include hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenoma, and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The collective phrase “cystic lesions of the pancreas,” typically described on cross-sectional imaging of the abdomen, refers to any cystic neoplasms of the pancreas and/or other…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A third of all patients with acute pancreatitis develop complications, and a quarter of those patients will not survive, but recovery is now expected for the…
ANATOMY Print Section Listen The adrenal glands are paired retroperitoneal organs superomedial to the kidneys at the level of the 12th rib. They are surrounded by loosely attached fat posteriorly…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In 2018, primary liver tumors will be diagnosed in approximately 42,220 new patients in the United States, and approximately 30,200 individuals will die from this disease.1…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory and fibrosing disease of the exocrine pancreas characterized by irreversible morphological changes and permanent loss of function. The incidence of chronic…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Liver resection for benign and malignant conditions has evolved significantly over the past 2 decades. Moreover, considerable interest in the field of liver surgery has led…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen With advanced endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques readily accessible to the treating surgeon, determining the wisest path to the successful treatment of choledocholithiasis and cholangitis has become…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Periampullary adenocarcinomas are a set of neoplasms that arise near the ampulla of Vater. Although they are all adenocarcinomas, they arise from the different mucosal tissues…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the liver includes bilomas, abscesses, parasitic disease, simple cysts, polycystic liver disease, biliary cystadenoma, and cystadenocarcinoma.1 The disease spectrum…
