Material and Methods.- Preparation of the Models of the Upper Part of the Abdominal Cavity.- Preparation of the Corrosive Casts of the Hollow Structures of the Liver.- Portal Vein System.- Portal Vein Branching in the Hepatic Porta.- Right Main Portal Branch - The Right Portal Vein.- Right Anterior Sectorial (Paramedian, Anteromedian) Branch.- Veins to Segment V.- Veins to Segment VIII.- Right Posterior Sectorial (Posterolateral, Lateral) Branch.- Veins to Segment VI.- Veins to Segment VII.- Left Main Portal Branch - The Left Portal Vein.- Horizontal Part of the Left Main Portal Branch - Extrahepatic Portion of the Left Portal Vein.- Veins to Segment II.- Umbilical Part of the Left Main Portal Branch - Intrahepatic Portion of the Left Portal Vein.- Veins to Segment III.- Veins to Segment IV.- Veins to Segment I.- Veins to Segment IX (Right Paracaval Region).- Figures Illustrating the Portal Vein System.- Hepatic Artery System.- Proper Hepatic Artery.- Right Hepatic Artery.- Left Hepatic Artery.- Middle Hepatic Artery.- Accessory Right Hepatic Artery.- Accessory Left Hepatic Artery.- Right Hepatic Artery Originating from the Superior Mesenteric Artery.- Left Hepatic Artery Originating from the Left Gastric Artery.- Arteries to Liver Sectors and Segments.- Figures Illustrating the Hepatic Artery System.- Biliary System.- Bile Duct - The Hepatic Duct Junction.- Right Hepatic Duct.- Right Anterior (Paramedian) Sectorial Duct.- Bile Ducts from Segment V.- Bile Ducts from Segment VIII.- Right Posterior (Posterolateral) Sectorial Duct.- Bile Ducts from Segment VI.- Bile Ducts from Segment VII.- Left Hepatic Duct.- Bile Ducts from Segment II.- Bile Ducts from Segment III.- Bile Ducts from Segment IV.- Bile Ducts from Segment I.- Bile Ducts from Segment IX (RightParacaval Region).- Figures Illustrating the Biliary System.- Hepatic Vein System.- Right Hepatic Veins.- One Right Hepatic Vein.- Two Right Hepatic Veins.- Three Right Hepatic Veins.- Middle Hepatic Vein.- Umbilical Hepatic Vein.- Left Hepatic Vein.- Short Subhepatic Veins.- Figures Illustrating the Hepatic Vein System.- References.- Index of Figures.

Following an outline of the technology involved in preparing casts and the types of casts made, this atlas devotes a whole section to three blood vessel systems as well as the biliary system. Apart from normal anatomy, it presents all other major structural variations together with the liver blood vessel structures and bile ducts of each liver segment. The last section shows correlations between systems as well as the division of the liver into sectors and segments. The different systems were each injected with coloured dyes to produce around 100 striking photographs of liver casts. This close collaboration between a surgeon and an anatomist ensures that the atlas is ideal for clinical practice. "... this superb book covers the aspects of the internal anatomy of the liver ... beautifully illustrated ... represents a tremendous amount of work, helps in better understanding the internal anatomy of the liver as seen on modern imaging ... I recommend this atlas without any hesitation ... the figures alone are worth the price¿. P. Soyer, European Radiology "... an important step forward in understanding the surgical anatomy of the liver ... This valuable publication is expected to become one of the basic textbooks for surgeons engaged in hepatic surgery, and may also be of interest to other specialists concerned with liver disease ...¿ Radiology and Oncology "... Die Autoren leisten mit diesem Buch einen Beitrag zum hervorragenden Verständnis der Chirurgie der Leber ... Das hervorragend ausgestattete Buch ist ein Muß für jeden praktizierenden hepatobiliären Chirurgen. Seine Anschaffung empfiehlt sich auch für Radiologen und Hepatologen ..." Leber Magen Darm