This book carefully documents the state of the art in the use of ultrasound for resection guidance, and presents new techniques for exploration of the biliary tract and facilitation of transplant surgery. Covers contrast agents, surgical strategy and more.

InhaltsangabePart I Introductory aspects: 1 Technological requirements for ultrasound-guided liver surgery.- 2 Technical tricks to start exploring the liver with ultrasound.- 3 Exploring the liver with ultrasound following its anatomical features.- Part II Diagnosis and Staging: 4 Diagnosis and staging: intraoperative ultrasound.- 5 Diagnosis and staging: contrast enhanced intraoperative ultrasound and intravascular contrast agents.- 6 Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound using liver-specific contrast agents.- Part III Hepatobiliary Surgery: 7 Planning of the surgical strategy.- 8 Resection guidance.- 9 Intraoperative cholangio-ultrasound in the study of the biliary tree.- Part IV Liver Transplantation: 10 Liver transplantation from deceased donors.- 11 Liver transplantation from living donors.- Part V Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Procedures: 12 Laparoscopic ultrasonography: impact in liver surgery.- 13 Ultrasound-guided intraoperative ablation therapies.- 14 Robotic ultrasound-guided liver resections.- 15 Conclusions: future perspectives for the use of ultrasound in liver surgery.