The liver nodule: Friend or foe? Strategies for diagnosis and management

4^th Global Surgery and Transplantation Congress

October 03-04, 2016 Atlanta, USA

Cosme Manzarbeitia

Crozer Chester Medical Center, USA

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Transplant Technol Res

Abstract :

The differential diagnosis of solid liver lesions is broad, but many can be diagnosed noninvasively. In some cases, predominantly solid liver lesions may have cystic components, as may be seen with hemangiomas or tumors that have areas that are necrotic. Conversely, predominantly cystic liver lesions may have solid areas, particularly in the setting of malignancy. This topic will review the differential diagnosis of solid and some cystic liver lesions, outline an approach to their evaluation, discuss the radiographic findings associated with common lesions and address the approach to malignant liver lesions and their management. Finally, directions in the management of metastatic liver disease are discussed.

Biography :

Cosme Manzarbeitia is a Transplant and HPB Surgeon, completed his Medical degree in 1982 from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain. His Post-doctoral training includes a Surgical Residency at North General Hospital (a Mount Sinai Medical Center training program), followed by an ASTS fellowship in Multi-organ Transplantation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He has been involved in four major transplant program startups in three states, where he has also gathered ample experience in Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery.

Email: Cosme.manzarbeitia@crozer.org