Maintenance hemodialysis poses few limitations for liver surgery.
A hepatic mass was detected in two patients on regular hemodialysis for chronic renal disease. Hepatic resection was carried out with no untoward effects. We wish to emphasize that meticulous perioperative management of chronic renal failure has to be designed for such patients.
Nishizaki
T
T
Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kanematsu
T
T
Matsumata
T
T
Yasunaga
C
C
Takenaka
K
K
Onoyama
K
K
Sugimachi
K
K
D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis