Anatomy of the inferior vena cava, Jean-Marc Chevalier -- Imaging and radiological assessment of the inferior vena cava, Hicham Kobeiter, Alain Luciani -- Anesthetic and hemodynamic considerations of inferior vena cava clamping Daniel Eyraud -- Inferior vena cava resection and reconstruction in the surgical management of tumors involving the inferior vena cava, Laurent Chiche (Paris, France).- Primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava, Gary N. Mann.- Retroperitoneal sarcoma involving inferior vena cava, Marco Fiore.- Renal cell carcinoma, Gaetano Ciancio -- Surgery of the Inferior vena cava combined to in situ hypothermic liver surgery, Daniel Azoulay (Creteil, France) -- Ex situ resection of inferior vena cava with hepatectomy, Karl J. Oldhafer -- Adrenocortical carcinoma, Radu Mihai, Bruno Carnaille -- Malignancy with cavoatrial extension, Jean-Noel Fabiani -- Inferior vena cava reconstruction in liver cadaveric transplantation, Andrea Tzakis.- Inferior vena cava reconstruction in liver living donor transplantation, Kokudo Norihiro.

This book addresses an urgent need, offering an updated, detailed and multidisciplinary review of surgery of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Over the past two decades, tremendous advances have been made in this field and related specialties. Many journals and/or textbooks on different surgical or medical specialties have reported on individual aspects, so it is high time to gather all of them in a single resource. To date, surgery of the IVC remains a major challenge, not only in terms of technical difficulties, but also in terms of perioperative management.  The book sheds new light on cutting-edge developments, including: Innovations in imaging; Neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatments for tumors of or involving the IVC; Intraoperative anesthetic management; and Technical and technological advances in surgery. As such, it will be of a great interest to surgeons (cardiac, vascular and digestive) and urologists, as well as radiologists and anesthesiologists.