Intro; Foreword; Book Foreword I; Foreword; Book Foreword II; Contents; 1: Operative Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks of the Biliary System; Introduction; Embryology; The Gallbladder; The Cystic Duct; Extrahepatic Biliary Anatomy; Intraoperative Cholangiography; Duct of Luschka; Cystic and Hepatic Arteries; Blood Supply to the CBD; Venous and Lymphatic Drainage; Calot's Triangle and the Hepatocystic Triangle; The Plate System; Rouviere's Sulcus; The Critical View of Safety (CVS); References; 2: Biliary Imaging for Gallstone Disease; Introduction; Imaging Modalities; Ultrasound; CT

Multiphase CTCT Cholangiogram (Fig. 2.3); MRI; Nuclear Medicine; Cholescintigraphy (Figs. 10.1 and 10.2); PET; Pre-operative Imaging; Introduction; Acute Cholecystitis; Ultrasound; Computed Tomography; MRI; Sludge; Adenomyomatosis; Polyps; Pseudotumours; Cholesterol Polyps; Adenomyomatosis; Inflammatory Polyps; Tumorous Polyps; Adenomas; Gallbladder Carcinoma; Complicated Cholecystitis; Emphysematous Cholecystitis; Gangrenous Cholecystitis; Haemorrhagic Cholecystitis; Perforation; Hepatic Abscess; Chronic Cholecystitis; Porcelain Gallbladder; Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis

Acalculous CholecystitisEmphysematous Cholecystitis; Percutaneous Cholecystostomy; Post Surgical Imaging; Common Bile Duct Diameter; Bile Leak and Duct Injury; Biliary Stricture and Obstruction; Clip Migration; Lithiasis (Retained and Recurrent); Dropped Gallstones; Biliary Dyskinesia and Papillary Stenosis; Other Stone Related Diseases; Mirizzi Syndrome; Gallstone Ileus; Hepatolithiasis; References; 3: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Gallstones; Epidemiology of Gallstones; Prevalence of Gallstones; Burden of Disease; Pathogenesis of Gallstones; Cholesterol Stones; Supersaturation of Bile

Biliary StasisAccelerated Nucleation of Cholesterol Crystals; Mucus Hypersecretion of the Gallbladder; Brown Pigment Stones; Black Pigment Stones; Risk Factors; Dietary factors; Oestrogen; Age; Obesity; Prolonged Fasting; Spinal Cord Injury; Crohn's Disease; Drugs; Genetics; Natural History of Gallstones; Asymptomatic; Symptomatic; Complications; Biliary sludge; Gallstones and Cancer; Key Points; References; 4: What Are Biliary Symptoms?; Introduction; Acute Biliary Pain: The Exact Nature of Biliary Pain; Symptoms Unlikely to Be Caused by the Gallbladder

Other Symptoms Attributable to Gallstones and the GallbladderHeartburn/Oesophageal Reflux; Nausea; Pain of Acute Cholecystitis; Biliary Symptoms and No Stones Seen; References; 5: Asymptomatic Gallstones; Introduction; Arguments for and Against Prophylactic Surgery; Coexistent Gallbladder Polyps; Large Gallstones; Small Gallstones; Diabetes; Transplant; Gallbladder Calcification; Silent Choledocholithiasis; Haemolytic Anaemias; Splenectomy for Hereditary Spherocytosis; Asymptomatic Stones Found at Abdominal Surgery; Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgery; Bariatric Surgery; Small Bowel Resection