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Historic overview Thomas Starzl attempted the first human liver transplantation (LT) in 1963 in a 3-year-old child with biliary atresia (BA; see Chapter 125 ). Unfortunately, the child died in the operating room from uncontrollable hemorrhage. Just a few years…
Overview The management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease has evolved greatly since the 1990s. Today’s operative surgeon has several valuable adjuncts to aid in accurate preoperative evaluation and planning for benign and malignant disease. Advances in contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT),…