This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on Web of Science (18)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

James H. Foster, MD

Arch Surg. 1991;126(3):381-387.

Abstract
• Although battle surgeons had débrided small bits of liver protruding through wounds since ancient times, formal entry into the peritoneal cavity to staunch hemorrhage due to trauma or to remove tumors or drain cysts had to await the advent of general anesthesia and antisepsis. After a burst of pioneering activity from 1880 to 1910, little progress was made until after World War II. In the last 40 years, remarkable advances have been made in the techniques of liver resection, our understanding of liver diseases requiring operation, and our ability to support patients through major resections. Liver transplantation epitomizes the challenges that can now be accepted, and its success augurs well for an increase in liver operations in the future.

(Arch Surg. 1991;126:381-387)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication November 23, 1990.

Reprint requests to the Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-9984 (Dr Foster).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?