The book - Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery - is intended to meet the needs of the higher surgeon in training; and the busy practicing surgeon who needs access to up-to-date information on recent developments, research and data in the context of accepted specialist surgical practice. As with each volume in the series, it provides succinct summaries of all key topics within the specialty and concentrates on the most recent developments and current data. Each chapter has been carefully constructed to be easily readable and provide key references. Written and produced to a tight schedule, the 2nd Edition is a highly current and convenient resource for both the higher surgeon in training and consultants who wish to keep up-to-date.