The Management of Gallstone Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Operative Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks of the Biliary System

   • Thomas R. O’Rourke

   Pages 1-19

3. Biliary Imaging for Gallstone Disease

   • Piers Dugdale

   Pages 21-51

4. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Gallstones

   • Amy M. Cao, Guy D. Eslick

   Pages 53-66

5. What Are Biliary Symptoms?

   • Daniel J. Kilburn, Nicholas A. O’Rourke

   Pages 67-73

6. Asymptomatic Gallstones

   • Guy Shingler, Val Usatoff

   Pages 75-86

7. Symptomatic Gallbladder Stone Disease

   • Michael R. Cox

   Pages 87-103

8. Obstructive Jaundice and Cholangitis

   • Thomas G. Wilson

   Pages 105-115

9. Early Management of Biliary Pancreatitis

   • Alistair B. J. Escott, John A. Windsor

   Pages 117-136

10. Gallbladder Polyps, Sludge and Adenomyomatosis

    • Tom Elliott

    Pages 137-146

11. Biliary Pain and a Normal Ultrasound

    • Amy Cao, Guy D. Eslick, Michael R. Cox

    Pages 147-154

12. Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis

    • Bruce Su’a, Andrew G. Hill, Garth H. Poole

    Pages 155-168

13. Gallstone Disease in Pregnancy

    • Michael R. Cox

    Pages 169-180

14. Rare Problems: Mirizzi Syndrome, Fistula and Gallstone Ileus

    • Matías Czerwonko, Martin de Santibañes, Eduardo de Santibañes

    Pages 181-197

15. Incidental Gallbladder Cancer Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

    • Asma Sultana, Robert Padbury, John Chen

    Pages 199-203

16. Post Cholecystectomy Symptoms

    • Nicholas A. O’Rourke, Anzel Jansen van Rensburg

    Pages 205-219

17. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Operative Technique

    • Michael R. Cox

    Pages 221-248

18. Intraoperative Cholangiography

    • Elena Rangelova, Robert Padbury

    Pages 249-262

19. Cholecystostomy: Indications and Subsequent Management

    • Christopher B. Nahm, Sandra Nozawa, Thomas J. Hugh

    Pages 263-278

20. Cholecystectomy in Cirrhosis

    • Marcos V. Perini, Michael A. Fink

    Pages 279-289

This book looks at the comprehensive management of all aspects of gallstone disease, from the epidemiology and pathogenesis to the complex management approaches required for some patients. 

The main emphasis is placed on effective diagnosis and treatment, making extensive use of practical case-based material while reviewing the guidelines in a multi-disciplinary manner.

It is an essential read for all clinicians involved in managing patients with gallstone disease.

• Acute presentations of gallstone disease
• CT cholangiography
• Complex management approaches
• Effective diagnosis and treatment
• Gastroenterology
• MRI
• Video laparoscopic surgery

“This book presents a comprehensive approach to extrahepatic biliary disease including uncommon pathology not often covered in other books. The material is approachable due to interspersed illustrations and graphs. Uncommon pathology is nicely displayed with a mix of high-quality intraoperative images, fluoroscopic cholangiograms, and fluoroscopic ERCP images. … This book serves as wonderful introduction to biliary disease for residents, an excellent reference for practicing general surgeons, and a nice quick reference for hepatobiliary specialists.” (Brian R. Mooersm, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2018)

• Professor of Surgery, Nepean Clinical School University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  Michael R. Cox

• Discipline of Surgery, The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  Guy D. Eslick

• Divisional Director of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

  Robert Padbury

Guy D. Eslick

Associate Professor of Surgery and Cancer Epidemiology

Discipline of Surgery
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

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