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PREFACE
Hepatobiliarysurgeryandlivertransplantationdevelopedconsiderablyworldwideduringthelastdecades.
Themainreasonsofthisevolutionandoftheexcellentresultswhichcanbeachievedcurrentlyinclude,firstly,
aperfectknowledgeofliveranatomy,andpathophysiologyaswellasasignificantprogressindiagnosticproce-
duresduetonewdevelopmentsinimagingtechniques.Secondly,liversurgerycompletelychangedalongwith
thedevelopmentoflivertransplantation,allowingtoperformsafelyextendedliverresectionswithcontinuous
improvingimmediateandlongtermresults.Surgeonsandanesthesiologists,workingcloselytogether,have
greatlyenhancedtheirexperienceinthisfieldofsurgeryresultinginalowermorbidityrateandaverylow
mortality.Hepatologistsandoncologistsarealsomoreandmoreinvolvedinthisevolutioncontributingto
abetterselectionofpatientsforsurgeryandfortransplantation.
ProfessorMarekKrawczyk,whomImetfirstinStrasbourgabouttwentyyearsago,hasdevelopedinWarsaw
afamous,excellentandworldwidewellknownCenterforHepatobiliarySurgeryandLiverTransplantation.
Hisexpertiseisbasedonaveryhighvolumeandhighstandardcenter:morethan1300livertransplantations,
morethan220livingdonorlivertransplantations,mainlyinchildrentogetherwiththepediatricliversurgeon
(ProfessorPiotrKaliciński).Healsoperformedwithhisteammorethan6000liverresectionswithexcellent
results.Therefore,hewastherightmantodescribeinthisbookthemaintechniquescurrentlyusedinhepa-
tobiliarysurgeryandinlivertransplantation,alsotakingintoaccountindications,possiblecomplicationsand
theirpreventionandtreatment.
ProfessorMarekKrawczykwasthefirstPolishSurgeontobeawardedin2013theDiplomaofHonorof
EuropeanExpertinHPBandPancreaticsurgeryforhisremarkablepioneeringwork.
Iamconvincedthatthisbook,writtenunderhissupervision,willbeofgreathelpforallsurgeonsandphysi-
cians,bothnewandexperienced,whowillhavetotreatliverdiseases.Itwillalsohelpphysiciansandsurgeons
fromotherspecialtiesaswellasmedicalstudents.
DanielJaeck
EmeritusProfessorofSurgery,HPBandLiverTransplantSurgeon
MemberoftheFrenchAcademyofMedicine
Vice-PresidentoftheFrenchAcademyofSurgery
HonoraryMemberoftheAssociationofPolishSurgeons
HonoraryMemberoftheEuropeanHepato-BiliaryAssociation(EHPBA)
HonoraryFellowoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons(England)
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