TY - JOUR
T1 - State of the art of intraoperative ultrasound in liver surgery
T2 - Current use for staging and resection guidance
AU - Donadon, M.
AU - Costa, G.
AU - Torzilli, G.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The performance of hepatic surgery without a parenchyma-sparing strategy carries significant risks for patient survival because of the not negligible occurrence of postoperative liver failure. In modern liver surgery the use of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) includes staging of the liver disease and more importantly resection guidance. IOUS allows the performance of so-called radical but conservative surgery, which is pivotal in offering a chance of a cure to an increasing number of patients who until a few years ago were considered only for palliative care. The present article details the rationale of IOUS for staging and for resection guidance in liver surgery.
AB - The performance of hepatic surgery without a parenchyma-sparing strategy carries significant risks for patient survival because of the not negligible occurrence of postoperative liver failure. In modern liver surgery the use of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) includes staging of the liver disease and more importantly resection guidance. IOUS allows the performance of so-called radical but conservative surgery, which is pivotal in offering a chance of a cure to an increasing number of patients who until a few years ago were considered only for palliative care. The present article details the rationale of IOUS for staging and for resection guidance in liver surgery.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0034-1385515
DO - 10.1055/s-0034-1385515
M3 - Article
C2 - 25474100
AN - SCOPUS:84915789434
VL - 35
SP - 500
EP - 514
JO - Ultraschall in der Medizin
JF - Ultraschall in der Medizin
SN - 0172-4614
IS - 6
ER -