Product Description: Since the publication of the 4th edition in 1988, there have been major advances in the treatment of diseases of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas. The development of laparoscopic techniques and interventional radiology have revolutionized aspects of surgical treatment and increased the range of operative choice...read more

Product Description: The management of gallstone disease has undergone fundamental change with the wide-spread adoption of laparoscopic cholechystectomy which is now the preferred method of treatment amongst the surgical community. Although few would doubt the benefits that the move towards laparoscopic procedures has brought, there is still considerable controversy about whether or not laparoscopic surgery is the only option to be considered when treating gallstones...read more