Surgical Clinics of North America
Volume 88, Issue 6, Pages 1159-1456 (December 2008)
Biliary Tract Surgery
Edited by J.L. Munson
In 1981, the Surgical Clinics of North America published an issue entitled “Biliary Tract Disease” . This predated any of our attempts at laparoscopic biliary surgery and was state-of-the-art. In 1994, the Clinics published “Biliary Tract Injuries Revisited,” straddling the era of “all open” biliary surgery and emerging laparoscopic surgery .This issue of the Surgical Clinics of North America will try to add on to the traditions of biliary surgery set forth in previous issues. We have learned much about the mechanisms and prevention of laparoscopic bile duct injuries in the last 20 years, and a review of pertinent anatomy and operative techniques will be presented. Diagnosis, palliation, and surgical management of injuries and pathology of the biliary tract have advanced logarithmically. Radiologic techniques are emerging that provide three-dimensional reconstructions of complex biliary anatomy. Endoscopic imaging and treatment options are evolving as rapidly as laparoscopic instrumentation. All of these new technologies are leading to safer, more effective management of proximal and distal biliary malignancy, biliary reconstruction, and preoperative planning for all biliary surgery. We hope that this issue will prove a useful tool both for surgeons just beginning their practice and more senior surgeons whose careers (sometimes anxiously) have bridged the eras of open and laparoscopic surgery.
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