Intraoperative ultrasonography in liver cancer.
IOUS has become increasingly important for surgical resection in patients with cirrhosis and healthy liver. IOUS is important in the diagnosis and staging of liver cancer and as an element of the surgical technique, and IOUS can now be considered a fundamental tool for hepatobiliary and other surgical procedures [3]. The American College of Surgeons has recently recognized the need for surgeons to have specific training in ultrasonography. Meanwhile, dedicated monographs on IOUS have been published in the United States, Chile, and Europe [39-42].
Torzilli
Guido
G
Liver Surgery Unit, Reparto di Chirurgia Generale 1, Ospedale Maggiore di Lodi, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lodi, Largo Donatori di Sangue 2, I-26900 Lodi, Italy. guido.torzilli@fastwebnet.it
Makuuchi
Masatoshi
M
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery