Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

Section 1. Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Epidemiology of theBiliary System.
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder.(James Toouli and Mayank Bhandari).
2. Pathology of the Intrahepatic and extrahepatic Bile Ducts andGallbladder. (Kay Washington).
3. Epidemiology of Diseases of the Bile ducts and gallbladder.(Markus H. Heim).
Section 2. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for theBiliary Tree and Gallbladder.
Noninvasive Imaging of the Biliary System. (Elmar M. Merkle,Rendon C. Nelson and Henrik Petrowsky).
5. Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders of theBiliary Tree and Gallbladder. (Kevin McGrath and John Baillie).
6. Percutaneous Biliary Imaging and Intervention. (Paul V.Suhocki).
7. Radiation Therapy for Disease of the Biliary Tree andGallbladder. (Brian G. Czito and Mitchell S. Anscher).
8. Surgery of the Biliary System. (Lucas McCormack, MarkusSelzner and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
9. Laparoscopic Treatment for Diseases of the Gallbladder andBiliary tree. (Stefan Wildi, Sarah K. Thompson, John G. Hunter andMarkus Weber).
10. Laparoscopic Biliary Injuries. (Steven M. Strasberg).
11. Medical and Innovative Therapies for Biliary Malignancies.(Michael A. Morse and Bernhard Pestalozzi).
Section 3. Specific Conditions.
Section 3.1. The Gallbladder.
12. Natural History and Pathogenesis of Gallstones. (BeatMüllhaupt).
13. Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis. (Stefan Breitenstein, ArminKraus and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
14. Biliary fi Stula, Gallstone Ileus, and Mirizzi'ssyndrome. (Henrik Petrowsky and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
15. Benign and Malignant Gallbladder Tumors. (John T. Mullen,Christopher H. Crane and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey).
Section 3.2. The Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic BileDucts.
16. Acute Cholangitis. (Suyi Chang and Joseph Leung).
17. Cystic Diseases of the Biliary System. (Robert J. Porte andPierre-Alain Clavien).
18. Biliary Complications of Liver Transplantation. (Mary T.Austin and C. Wright Pinson).
19. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. (Robert Enns).
20. Cholangiocarcinoma. (Markus Selzner and Pierre-AlainClavien).
21. Primary Biliary cirrhosis. (Piotr Milkiewicz and JennyHeathcote).
Section 3.3. Intrahepatic Cholestasis.
22. Intrahepatic Cholestasis. (Andrew Stolz and NeilKaplowitz).
Section 3.4. Pediatric Population.
23. Biliary Disease in Infants and Children. (RiccardoSuperina).
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