title: [Indications and results of the first 100 liver resections in Bolzano].
abstract: The aim of the study was to report on a survey of 100 liver resections performed over an 8-year period. Seventy-four patients underwent surgery for primary or secondary liver tumours, 15 for benign diseases, and 11 for traumas. The overall operative mortality rate was 3.0%, while the operative mortality rate in elective resections was 2.3%. Five-year survival was 22% for colorectal metastases and 25% for hepatocarcinomas. The expanding role of liver surgery in the treatment of hepato-biliary diseases is emphasized and the importance of anatomical surgery, guided by intraoperative ultrasonography, with limited blood loss and transfusion, is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia Generale 2, Ospedale Regionale, Bolzano.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frena
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Guardia
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate