Ultrasound Elastography in the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis
Fig. 6.1 Imaging of a normal liver using ARFI; the sonogram shows the velocity of shear waves and the depth of the ROI However, the elastic values for each liver…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Liver Resection for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Fig. 15.1 CT shows the liver mass in the central lobe, which is operated by partial resection. On the edge of the tumor, the traction lines are sutured. It is…
Hepatic Parenchyma Transection Using Modern Instruments
Fig. 8.1 Liver parenchyma using cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA). The liver parenchyma is fragmented by ultrasonic energy and simultaneously aspirated, leaving the vascular and ductal structures to be ligated…
Looking Forward to the Future
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016Lunan Yan (ed.)Operative Techniques in Liver Resection10.1007/978-94-017-7411-6_37 37. Looking Forward to the Future Lunan Yan1 (1) Department of Liver Surgery, Center of Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital of Sichuan University,…
Liver Resection of Secondary Liver Cancer
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016Lunan Yan (ed.)Operative Techniques in Liver Resection10.1007/978-94-017-7411-6_17 17. Liver Resection of Secondary Liver Cancer Kezhou Li1, Jiayin Yang2 , Chang Liu2 and Peixian Chen2 (1) Department of Pancreas Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan…
Anatomical Liver Resection
Fig. 13.1 Segment 7 was outlined after indigo carmine dye injection into the corresponding portal branch Torzilli et al. reported the technique of ultrasound-guided vessel compression [40, 41]. The procedure…
Long-Term Outcomes of Liver Resection
BCLC staging PS Tumor stage Child-Pugh PH Treatment Stage 0: very early 0 Sing <2 cm A No Resection Stage A: early 0 Sing or three nodules <3 cm A–B…
Short-Term Outcomes of Liver Resection
Cause of death Percentage (%) Liver failure 30.0 Ascites 15.6 Sepsis 12.6 Bleeding 10.2 Cardiovascular 10.0 Gastrointestinal bleeding 4.4 Pulmonary complications 4.1 Bile leakage 2.4 Intra-abdominal abscess 0.9 Others 9.8…
The Key Points of Postoperative Monitoring and Nursing Care
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016Lunan Yan (ed.)Operative Techniques in Liver Resection10.1007/978-94-017-7411-6_9 9. The Key Points of Postoperative Monitoring and Nursing Care Yanli Luo1 and Peixian Chen1 (1) Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Center, West…
Assessment of the Patient Before Liver Resection
Grade 0 Unrestricted activity; able to perform all pre-diagnosis activities Grade 1 Strenuous physical activity is limited, but able to move around freely and engage in less intense physical activity…
