Biliary atresia
Figure 6.1 Facsimile reproduction from Edinburgh Medical Journal of John Thompson’s original case of ‘congenital biliary obstruction’. 6.3 PHENOTYPIC CLASSIFICATION The cause of BA is not clear in most cases, and…
Liver and pancreatic malignancy: Oncological evaluation and principles of treatment
Stage II Complete gross resection with microscopic residual disease PRETEXT II One or two sections are involved, and two contiguous sections are free of tumour Stage III Biopsy only or…
Portal hypertension: Causes and medical management
Figure 23.1 Schematic diagram of classification of PHT: prehepatic, hepatic and posthepatic factors. BOX 23.1:Oesophageal varices These are derived from a dilated venous plexus in the lamina propria of the…
Choledochal malformation
Figure 7.1 Geographical variation in CM. Figure 7.2 Relationship of choledochal pressure to morphology. Stepwise increase in Types 1F, 1C and 4 CCM. Figure 7.3 (a) Relationship of choledochal pressure…
