Manual of Liver Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Historical Background

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 1-12

3. Anatomy

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 13-25

4. Physiology

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 26-31

5. Diagnosis

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 32-61

6. Infections

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 62-76

7. Benign Tumors

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 77-89

8. Malignant Tumors

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 90-117

9. Cystic Disease

   • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

   Pages 118-156

10. Hepatic Trauma

    • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

    Pages 157-179

11. Unusual Benign Conditions

    • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

    Pages 180-198

12. Techniques of Hepatic Resection

    • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

    Pages 199-244

13. Transplantation

    • William P. Longmire Jr., Ronald K. Tompkins

    Pages 245-257

14. Back Matter

    Pages 259-267

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As research in liver disease has greatly expanded over the past few decades the etiology, pathology, and natural history of many hepatic disorders have been clearly defined. Many new and accurate diagnostic tools are now available. In spite of all this progress the treatment of many liver diseases remains ameliorative. Nevertheless a more aggressive and successful surgical approach has taken place in regard to many diseases of the liver in part due to the pioneering work of Dr. William P. Longmire, Jr. and his colleagues. Dr. Longmire was among the early advocates of liver resection of neoplasms, successfully remov­ ing a large benign tumor of the liver in 1946. In the following decades his contributions covered the surgical treatment of trauma, tumors, cysts, and other congenital abnormalities. He has performed hundreds of operations on patients with these disorders. In 1948 he reported a procedure now named for him, in which intractable common duct obstruction was relieved by partial left hepatectomy and cholan­ giojejunostomy. He was one of the first to advocate side-to-side portacaval shunt for portal hypertension. Other essential contributions by this master surgeon were the periodic reviews that covered the advances in his field. Dr. Longmire, with his scholarly approach and broad background of knowl­ edge in all aspects of hepatic surgery, is exceptionally qualified to write this book. He and his colleague, Dr. Ronald K. Tompkins, are to be congratulated on this complete treatise.

• Leberchirurgie
• Surgery
• liver
• trauma
• tumor
• abdominal surgery

• Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

  William P. Longmire

• UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

  Ronald K. Tompkins

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