Hepatic resections.
Hepatic resection is the treatment of choice for many secondary and primary hepatic tumors. With improvement in surgical techniques and earlier recognition of hepatic tumors, there has been a renewed interest in performing hepatic resections. In this operative review, we will describe the techniques for performing right-sided and left-side hepatic resections. A major hepatic resection can be performed with less than 5% mortality and approximately a 5% to 15% morbidity. Special mention will be made of performing a hepatic resection without vascular inflow occlusion. This is necessary in performing a hepatic resection for use in live donor liver transplantation.
Holt
D R
DR
Division of Organ Transplantation, Emergency Medical Service, Room 3268, Loyola University, 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Thiel
D V
DV
Edelstein
S
S
Brems
J J
JJ
D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care