Abdominal Key

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…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), traditionally termed islet cell tumors, are rare cancers occurring in approximately 1000 patients per year in the United States, representing 3% of…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter focuses on gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma, including intrahepatic, perihilar, and extrahepatic variants. Because the epidemiology, clinical presentation and surgical approach for these tumors are…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Acute pancreatitis can range from a mild, self-limiting ­process that responds to supportive care to severe disease with multiple organ failure and high mortality. Its incidence…

INCIDENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Print Section Listen At the beginning of the 21st century, rectal cancer continues to be a significant medical and social problem. Currently, there are approximately 135,000 cases…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Acute pancreatitis is the most common gastrointestinal disease for which patients are acutely hospitalized, and its incidence continues to rise.1 The majority of patients (approximately 80%)…