Publisher's Synopsis
This collaborative work offers an overview of surgery concerned with the liver, the pancreas and the biliary tract. Topics include interventional radiology, endoscopy, pancreatic transplantation and congenital biliary atresia. There are step-by-step diagrams of surgical procedures which are accompanied by brief notes outlining indications, pre-operative evaluation and preparation, anaesthesia and sedation, descriptions of the procedures in detail, complications, post-operative care and inherent risks.
