Open AccessCommunicating with the hepatobiliary surgeon through structured report
Author(s) -
Roberto Cannella,
Adele Taibbi,
Salvatore Pardo,
Giuseppe Lo Re,
Ludovico La Grutta,
Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bjr|open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9878
DOI - 10.1259/bjro.20190012
Subject(s) - medicine , task (project management) , general surgery , medical physics , radiological weapon , radiology , management , economics
Communicating radiological findings to hepatobiliary surgeons is not an easy task due to the complexity of liver imaging, coexistence of multiple hepatic lesions and different surgical treatment options. Recently, the adoption and implementation of structured report in everyday clinical practice has been supported to achieve higher quality, more reproducibility in communication and closer adherence to current guidelines. In this review article, we will illustrate the main benefits, strengths and limitations of structured reporting, with particular attention on the advantages and challenges of structured template in the preoperative evaluation of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients with focal liver lesions. Structured reporting may improve the preoperative evaluation, focusing on answering specific clinical questions that are requested by hepatobiliary surgeons in candidates to liver resection.