Table of Contents

Section One: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Imaging of the Biliary System Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder James Toouli and Bilal Al-Jiffry Chapter 2: Pathology of the Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts and Gallbladder Kay Washington Chapter 3: Noninvasive Imaging of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts Kenneth A. Wong and Rendon C. Nelson Chapter 4: Percutaneous Imaging of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Paul V. Suhocki Section Two: Therapeutic Approaches and Techniques of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Chapter 5: Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Kevin McGrath and John Baillie Chapter 6: Percutaneous Treatment of Diseases of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Paul V. Suhocki Chapter 7: Radiation Therapy for Disease of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Mitchell Anscher, Rachel H. Chou, and Catherine G. Lee Chapter 8: Surgery of the Biliary System Pierre-Alain Clavien and Markus Selzner Chapter 9: Laparoscopic Treatment for Disease of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Steve Eubanks and Alex Gandsas Chapter 10: Medical and Innovative Therapies for Biliary Malignancies Michael A. Morse Section Three: Specific Conditions 3.1 The Gallbladder Chapter 11: Natural History and Pathogenesis of Gallstones Klaus Mergener and Henning Gerke Chapter 12: Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis Theodore N. Pappas and Lisa A. Clark Chapter 13: Biliary Fistula, Gallstone Ileus, and Mirizzi's Syndrome Hannes Rudiger and Pierre-Alain Clavien Chapter 14: Benign and Malignant Gallbladder Tumors Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Malcolm M. Bilimoria, and Christopher H. Crane 3.2 The Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts Chapter 15: Acute Cholangitis Joseph Leung and Andy S. Yu Chapter 16: Cystic Diseases of the Biliary System Robert J. Porte and Pierre-Alain Clavien Chapter 17: Laparoscopic Biliary Injuries Steven M. Strasberg Chapter 18: Biliary Complications of Liver Transplantation C. Wright Pinson and Paul E. Wise Chapter 19: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Robert Enns Chapter 20: Cholangiocarcinoma Markus Selzner and Pierre-Alain Clavien 3.3 Disease of the Small Bile Ducts Chapter 21: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Other Diseases of the Small Bile Ducts E. Jenny Heathcote Chapter 22: Intrahepatic Cholestasis Neil Kaplowitz and Andrew Stolz Chapter 23: Biliary Diseases in Infants and Children William R. Treem and Michael A. Skinner