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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.
Your doctor might call this a liver resection or a lobectomy. We have separate information if you are having a liver transplant for liver cancer. As with any operation, there is a risk of complications. A complication is anything that happens after surgery that makes your recovery more difficult.
18 wrz 2024 · A 70-year-old man from Alabama recently died at a hospital in Florida when a surgeon mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen.
4 wrz 2024 · An Alabama family is living the nightmare after a surgeon removed a man's liver instead of his spleen in a Florida hospital, causing the patient to bleed to death in the operating room,...
Hepatectomy or liver resection is a surgical operation to remove part or all of your liver. If you have part of your liver removed, it can grow back to its former size. If you have a total hepatectomy, you will need a liver transplant.
This information is for people who are having part of their liver removed. Your doctor might call this a liver resection or a lobectomy. We have separate information if you are having a liver transplant for liver cancer.
This gives your liver time to recover from the effects of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may also be used after surgery to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. You usually have this treatment about 4 to 6 weeks after surgery.
