Biliary Lithiasis Basic Science, Current Diagnosis and Management /

The book provides an overview on biliary lithiasis and all its clinical pictures, twenty years after the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The gallbladder, the main bile duct and intra-hepatic stones, in their uncomplicated and complicated forms are illustrated. Chapters are focused on basic scien...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Borzellino, Giuseppe. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cordiano, Claudio. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0763-5
Table of Contents:
  • Reflections on the Birth and on the Concept of Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Epidemiology of Biliary Lithiasis
  • Pathophysiology of Cholesterol Gallstone Disease
  • Classification, Composition and Structure of Gallstones. Relevance of these Parameters for Clinical Presentation and Treatment
  • Natural History of Biliary Lithiasis
  • Preoperative Noninvasive Imaging
  • Three-dimensional Imaging
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Ultrasound
  • Pre- and Intra-operative Diagnostic Fibrocholangioscopy
  • Intraoperative Cholangiography
  • Laparoscopic Ultrasound during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Diagnostic Flow Charts for Biliary Lithiasis
  • Medical Treatment of Gallstone Disease
  • Surgical Treatment of Cholelithiasis: Exclusion Criteria
  • Anesthesia in Biliary Lithiasis
  • Cholecystectomy Techniques
  • Robot-assisted Cholecystectomy
  • Day Surgery Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis
  • Incidental Carcinoma of the Gallbladder
  • Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Clinical Pictures of Common Bile Duct Stones
  • Synchronous Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones by Laparotomy
  • Cholecystocholedocholithiasis: Two-stage Treatment
  • Synchronous Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones by Laparoscopy
  • Rendez-vous Technique
  • Flow Chart for the Treatment of CBDS and Critical Comparison of Techniques
  • Common Bile Duct Stones in Cholecystectomized Patients
  • Acute Biliary Pancreatitis
  • Incidence and Management of Mirizzi Syndrome
  • Biliary Lithiasis in Children
  • Biliary Lithiasis in Pregnancy
  • Biliary Lithiasis and Obesity
  • Biliary Lithiasis in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux (Acid and Alkaline)
  • Hepatic Cirrhosis and Biliary Stones
  • Biliary Stones and Gastrectomy
  • Biliary Ileus
  • Clinical Pictures of Intrahepatic Lithiasis
  • Treatment of Intrahepatic Lithiasis
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment of Gallbladder Stones
  • Shock Wave for Main Bile Duct Stones
  • Acute Gallstone Cholangitis: Clinical Pictures, Diagnosis and Treatment.