Intraoperative echo-contrast ultrasound examination of malignant liver neoplasms –initial clinical experience

Mouaaouy, A. El; Naruhn, M.; Becker, H. D.; Schlief, Reinhard

doi:10.1007/bf02653267

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“…Because it is an inexpensive procedure, widespread use of this technique is expected. In addition, preliminary works using intravenously administered polysaccharides or carbon dioxide suggest an improvement in the detection of small nodules of hepatocellular carcinoma with intraoperative sonography, so that contrast-enhanced intraoperative sonography of the liver may become a new research area in the near future [60][61][62].…”

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Intraoperative and laparoscopic sonography of the liver

Mosnier

Choti

Rymer³

1997

Eur Radiol

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Intraoperative sonography is an important aid in the decision making process during open surgery because it can detect additional small liver tumours that may not be depicted preoperatively, even with the use of modern non invasive imaging modalities. A continued important role of intraoperative sonography is to determine hepatic anatomy, allowing for safer and easier hepatic surgery with increased parenchymal preservation. Intraoperative sonography is also used for monitoring cryogenic ablation of hepatic tumour. To overcome the inherent limitations of laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic sonography can now be used to provide information not available during laparoscopy or laparoscopic surgery alone. In this article, the authors present the most recent techniques for intraoperative sonography. Also they emphasize the important role of intraoperative sonography and laparoscopic sonography in the surgical decision-making process in patients with hepatic or biliary disease and report the most recent advances in intraoperative sonography with respect to the treatment of hepatic tumours. Finally, they try to look forward at the possible use for intraoperative technologies that are now in their early stages.

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Section: Perspectives and Future Indicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%