title: [Liver resection in Privado Hospital's general surgery department: 13-year-experience liver resections].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver resection constitutes the treatment of choice in the liver primary neoplasms and some cases of metastatic tumors, but entail significant morbidity and mortality rates.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present our experience in hepatic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included 40 patients who underwent hepatectomies in our Institution from December 1991 through December 2004. The information was collected retrospectively and was analized descriptive and statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  40 patients underwent 40 hepatectomies. The diagnosis included primary benign hepatic disease (n= 9, 22.5%), primary hepatic malignancy (n= 7, 17.5%) and metastatic hepatic disease (n= 24, 60%). In the metastatic group, the most frecuent pathology was colonic adenocarcinoma (n= 17, 42%). There were 4 perioperatory deaths (10%) and the average hospitaly stay was 10.8 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  our data shows that the most frequent indication of hepatic resection in our experience was metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma as compared to the other Institutions with similar experience.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba, Naciones Unidas 346, Córdoba. docencia@hospitalprivadosa.com.ar
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samamé
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maraschio
authors.forename: Jorge I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Lucio R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Obeide
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mondino
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors