Operative Ultrasound of the Liver and Biliary Ducts
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[Book]
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by Henri Bismuth, Denis Castaing.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1987
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(vi, 91 pages 69 illustrations)
CONTENTS NOTE
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References.- 1 General Considerations in Operative Ultrasound.- How Is the Ultrasound Image Formed?.- Operation of the Ultrasound Equipment.- The Gain Curve.- Other Modes of Regulation.- Choice of Equipment.- Pulse-Processing Systems.- The Transducer Probe.- Ancillary Equipment.- Technique of Operative Ultrasound.- Sterilization of Equipment.- Utilization of Equipment.- 2 Operative Ultrasound in Hepatic Surgery.- Technique of Exploration.- Incisions.- Methodology.- Exploration.- Ultrasound Anatomy of the Liver.- The Inferior Vena Cava and the Hepatic Veins.- The Portal Pedicles.- Tumors.- Ultrasound Signs of Hepatic Tumors.- General Technique of Exploration.- Modification of Surgical Tactics.- Operative Ultrasound in the Surgery of Hydatid Cysts.- Operative Ultrasound in the Treatment of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses.- References.- 3 Operative Ultrasound in Biliary Surgery.- Anatomical Study.- Gallbladder.- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Extrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Cholelithiasis.- Patients Undergoing Nonbiliary Abdominal Surgery.- Microlithiasis of the Gallbladder.- Intrahepatic Lithiasis.- Choledocholithiasis.- Ultrasound Signs of Common Bile Duct Calculi.- Efficacy of Operative Ultrasound in Biliary Disease.- Completion Study After Surgery for Biliary Lithiasis.- Cholangiocarcinoma.- Ultrasound Signs of Bile Duct Tumors.- Modification of Surgical Tactics.- References.- 4 Operative Ultrasound in the Surgery of Portal Hypertension.- Anatomical Exploration.- Detection of Portal Vein Thrombosis.- Evaluation of Completed Anastomoses.- References.- Conclusion.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Operative ultrasound, which permits direct We have divided the material into three placement of the probe on the organ to be principal sections: hepatic surgery, biliary studied during surgery, has been in existence surgery, and the surgery of portal hyperten- for over 20 years.