Norihiro Kokudo Livres

Unlike general surgery books which describe standard or model procedures, this publication focuses on actual clinical settings where conventional surgeries cannot be performed, or where indications for surgery are uncertain. It reviews 20 of the thousands of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeries performed at the University of Tokyo Hospital. The contributors provide detailed descriptions of surgical procedures as well as indications, diagnostic imaging findings, risk assessments, pathological findings, and prognoses. The procedures covered include laparotomy, laparoscopic surgery, and liver transplantation. The challenges and outcomes of each case are explained in detail. This publication will be useful to young surgeons with the goal of becoming highly skilled in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, already established hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeons, and surgeons specializing in other fields.

Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence has been used for imaging purposes for more than half a century; First employed by ophthalmologists for visualizing the retinal artery in the late 1960s, the application of ICG fluorescence imaging has since been continuously expanded. Recently, advances in imaging technologies have led to renewed attention regarding the use of ICG in the field of hepatobiliary surgery, as a new tool for visualizing the biliary tree and liver tumors. This book introduces cutting-edge knowledge about fluorescence imaging techniques using both ICG and other new promising chemicals. After an introductory chapter on the history and basic technique of fluorescence imaging for hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, various clinical applications of ICG fluorescence imaging are discussed. These range from the identification of various malignancies to the use of imaging in surgery. The last part of this publication is dedicated to an outlook on near-future technology.