© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_17 17. Kidney Transplantation in Cirrhotic Patients Antonios Arvelakis1 , Sander Florman1 and Ron Shapiro1 (1) Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, One…
(1) Center for Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Glickman Urologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsUrologySurgeryCirrhosisLiver failure Introduction Surgery has recently become more commonplace in patients with liver…
Author Year Study design Diagnosis Patient number Overall morbidity rate (%) Overall mortality rate (%) Anastomotic leak rate (%) Metcalf [1] 1984 Retrospective, single-institution Mixed 54 48 41 19a Wind…
Fig. 13.1 Surgical care pathway for abdominal wall hernias in patients with chronic liver disease Presence of Portal Hypertension In the absence of portal hypertension, we have found that patients…
Fig. 12.1 Hepatocellular carcinoma treatment algorithm. HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, CTP Child-Turcotte-Pugh, TACE transarterial chemoembolization, PH portal hypertension, Bili bilirubin; Orange outline indicates palliative treatments only Colorectal Liver Metastases While older…
Fig. 11.1 Estimated median survival in months for patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The impact of surgical resection is demonstrated to be greatest in those patients who are diagnosed with…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_10 10. Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, and Cholecystectomy in Cirrhotic Patients Kenneth D. Chavin1 , Gabriel R. Chedister2 , Vinayak S. Rohan2 and Arun P. Palanisamy1 (1) Department of Surgery, Case Western…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_9 9. Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis Naftali Presser1 and Jeffery L. Ponsky2, 3 (1) Department of General Surgery,…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_8 8. Perioperative Critical Care of the Patient with Liver Disease Undergoing Nonhepatic Surgery David J. Kramer1, 2 (1) Aurora Critical Care…
Clinical/biochemical indicator 1 point 2 points 3 points Serum bilirubin (mg/dL) <2 2–3 >3 Serum albumin (g/dL) >3.5 2.8–3.5 <2.8 Prothrombin time (s > control) <4 4–6 >6 Encephalopathy (grade)…
