Management of the Gangrenous Gallbladder

Aug 19, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Management of the Gangrenous Gallbladder

Fig. 15.1 Axial CT scan slice showing gallbladder wall enhancement, suspected wall discontinuity (red arrow) and intra-luminal air (black arrows) Fig. 15.2 Coronal CT scan slice showing gallbladder wall enhancement, suspected wall…

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Bile Duct Injury at the Hepatic Confluence

Aug 19, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Bile Duct Injury at the Hepatic Confluence

Fig. 17.1 MRI showing loss of confluence. Surgical treatment of bile duct injury is indicated when loss of duct continuity is found and an endoscopic and/or radiological approach is ruled out…

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Minimally Invasive Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Aug 19, 2017 by in HEMATOLOGY Comments Off on Minimally Invasive Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Fig. 8.1 Cross-sectional imaging demonstrating solitary hepatic metastatic disease. a and b Preoperative PET-CT showing segment IVb/V mass. c Restaging following four cycles of neoadjuvant 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab, showing…

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Imaging Characteristics of Normal Liver and Liver Tumors

Aug 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Imaging Characteristics of Normal Liver and Liver Tumors

Ultrasound CT MRI Angiography – Hepatomegaly (early) – Irregular contour – Right lobe and medial left lobe atrophy; lateral left lobe and caudate lobe enlargement – Coarsened echotexture – Arteriovenous…

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Surgical Considerations

Aug 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Surgical Considerations

Primary liver tumors  Hepatocellular carcinoma  Cholangiocarcinoma Hilar cholangiocarcinoma Gallbladder cancer Metastatic liver disease  Colorectal cancer  Neuroendocrine tumors  Non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine tumors The oncologic appropriateness of surgical resection varies according to the…

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