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A liver resection, or hepatectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove part of your liver. You can have up to two-thirds of your liver removed as long as the rest of your liver is healthy. If you have liver disease, you may have a smaller portion removed. Your liver can grow back.
There is a risk of problems (complications) after any operation. Possible problems after liver surgery include infection and bleeding.
Hepatectomy is the surgical resection (removal of all or part) of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the liver from a liver transplant donor, this article will focus on partial resections of hepatic tissue and hepatoportoenterostomy.
1 lis 2023 · When the liver is partially removed, the remaining portion can compensate and regain full function. Surgical oncologist Ching-Wei Tzeng, M.D., explains how the liver’s ability to recover impacts a surgical treatment plan for liver cancer.
29 maj 2020 · In this procedure, the surgeon removes your entire liver and replaces it with healthy liver tissue from a donor. Procuring a healthy liver matching the patient's blood type in a timely...
Different types of surgery for liver cancer include removal of part of the liver (liver resection or lobectomy) or liver transplant.
12 sty 2021 · Partial hepatectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part of the liver. Your surgeon’s goal is to remove all the liver tissue that’s affected by cancer.
