Section 1 -- Embryological and Surgical Anatomy of the Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Biliary Tree -- Surgical Anatomy of the Liver -- Anatomical Variations and Anomalies of the Biliary Tree, Veins and Arteries -- Ultrasonographical Anatomy for the Surgeon. The Value of Intra-Operative Ultrasonography -- Elements of the Biliary Tract and Liver Physiology -- Conventional Imaging Studies of the Biliary Tract -- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography -- Endoscopic Ultrasonography on Gallbladder and Biliary Tract -- Section 2 -- Hepatobiliary Disease and Anaesthesia -- Congenital Malformations in the Extrahepatic Biliary Tree in Children Biliary Atresia -- Choledochal Cysts of the Biliary Tree in Children -- Gallstone Disease -- Complications in the Performance of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. What Can Co Wrong? How do Complications Have to Be Managed? -- Iatrocenic Injury of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. Surgical Reconstruction -- Principles of the Surgical Management of the Common Bile Duct Stones -- Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration -- Endoscopic Management of Common Bile Duct Stones -- Current Chances in Biliary Reoperations for Benign Lesions -- Other Benign Biliary Diseases and Lesions -- Cholangitis -- Callbladder Carcinoma -- Bile Duct Cancer -- Endoscopic Palliative Management of the Malignancies of the Biliary Tract -- Operations of the Biliary Tract. Technical Aspects -- Section 3 -- Imaging Studies of the Liver -- Three Dimensional (3D) Computed Tomography Images Reconstruction in Liver Surgery -- Preoperative Assessment of Liver Function -- Indications for Liver Resection -- Liver Resection and Stapling Devices — Laparoscopic Resection -- Liver Resection Assisted with the Radiofrequency Technique -- Liver Resection for Cholangiocarcinoma -- Portal Vein Embolisation -- Hepatic Chemoembolization -- Selective Internal Radiation therapy -- The Use of Sirtex in Inoperable Liver Tumours. A Surgeon’s View -- Basics of Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation -- Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Colorectal Metastases -- Stem Cell Therapy in Liver Disease -- Liver Gene Therapy: Will Gene Therapy Deliver to the Liver Patient? -- Liver Trauma -- Hydatid Cyst of the Liver -- Hepatic Abscess -- Benign Liver Tumours -- Non-Parasitic Diseases of the Liver and Intrahepatic Biliary Tree -- Section 4 -- Liver Transplantation -- Indications for Liver Transplantation -- Patient Evaluation -- Pre-Transplantation MAnagement Issue -- Operative Data -- Living Donor Liver Transplantation -- Intensive Care Unit Management -- Perioperative Complications -- Long-Term Complications After Liver Transplalntation -- Recurrent Diseases after Liver Transplantation -- Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Special Categories of Patiens -- Computer Assisted Surgery Planning (CASP) in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation (ALDLT) -- Conclusion.