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Manual of Liver Surgery

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. William P. Longmire

    1. Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. Ronald K. Tompkins

    1. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

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Part of the book series: Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties (CMSS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  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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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

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

    William P. Longmire

  • UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

    Ronald K. Tompkins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual of Liver Surgery

  • Authors: William P. Longmire, Ronald K. Tompkins

  • Series Title: Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5835-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5835-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-4827

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 267

  • Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 120 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Abdominal Surgery

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