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.

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.