title: Resection of liver tumors: technical aspects.
abstract: The resection of primary and secondary liver tumors has become accepted as the only curative therapy that can be offered to patients with these cancers. Technical advances made over the last two decades have improved the ability of the surgeon to perform these procedures with decreased morbidity. This article reviews hepatic anatomy, the preoperative evaluation of patients and various technical aspects involved in liver resections. The latter includes the role of intraoperative ultrasound and techniques of vascular occlusion and hepatic parenchymal dissection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, 3302 Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Ming-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Alfred E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011169:Portal Vein; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography