Trends and Developments in Hepatic Surgery

摘要: This chapter is written to bring into focus some of the recent trends and developments in important areas hepatic surgery. The choice topics limited, no attempt made provide comprehensive coverage a single vast field For this, interested reader referred survey surgery edited by Madding Kennedy [1] short, basic monograph McDermott [2]. It should be added that although surgical conditions involving extrahepatic biliary system portal circulation might properly included such discussion, they too will omitted inasmuch as consideration these areas, however clinically, beyond scope this book. Throughout discussion an point out findings new approaches call attention those where results are discouraging renewed effort needed; additionally, review articles particular relevance merit cited.