TY - BOOK ID - 219621 TI - Biliary lithiasis : basic science, current diagnosis and management AU - Borzellino, Giuseppe. AU - Cordiano, C. PY - 2008 SN - 1281914290 9786611914295 8847007631 8847007623 PB - Milan ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biliary tract KW - Gallstones. KW - Diseases. KW - Bile ducts KW - Biliary calculi KW - Calculi, Biliary KW - Cholelith KW - Cholelithiasis KW - Gallbladder KW - Gallstone disease KW - Calculi KW - Bilious diseases and biliousness KW - Diseases KW - Endoscopic surgery. KW - Abdomen KW - Interventional radiology. KW - Gastroenterology. KW - Radiology, Medical. KW - Minimally Invasive Surgery. KW - Abdominal Surgery. KW - Interventional Radiology. KW - Diagnostic Radiology. KW - Surgery. KW - Internal medicine KW - Digestive organs KW - Radiology, Interventional KW - Medical radiology KW - Therapeutics KW - Abdominal surgery KW - Laparotomy KW - Endosurgery KW - Minimal access surgery KW - Minimally invasive surgery KW - MIS (Minimally invasive surgery) KW - Operative endoscopy KW - Surgical endoscopy KW - Endoscopy KW - Microsurgery KW - Surgery, Operative KW - Clinical radiology KW - Radiology, Medical KW - Radiology (Medicine) KW - Medical physics KW - Minimally invasive surgery. KW - Abdominal surgery. KW - Interventional radiology . KW - Gastroenterology . KW - Radiology. KW - Radiological physics KW - Physics KW - Radiation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:219621 AB - The book provides an overview on biliary lithiasis and all its clinical pictures, twenty years after the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The gallbladder, the main bile duct and intra-hepatic stones, in their uncomplicated and complicated forms are illustrated. Chapters are focused on basic science, epidemiology, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to biliary lithiasis. The different diagnostic procedures described include invasive and noninvasive imaging, and treatment options take into consideration medical treatment, open and minimally invasive surgery, endoscopic and percutaneous approaches, both individually and as combined procedures. The book's content is not limited to the most commonly used therapeutic approaches reported in the literature, but also addresses new and innovative therapeutic strategies for biliary lithiasis. Thanks to its comprehensive approach, this volume will be of interest not only for GPs amd specialists in this field, but also to residents and other health professional of different disciplines. ER -