title: [Liver resection for non tumoral liver disease. Multicentric experience in Argentina].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The role of liver resection (LR) in patients with non-tumoral hepatic disease (NTHD) remains controversial.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the indications and outcomes of liver resections in patients with NTHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis in a multicentric data base was performed. Outcome measures were incidence of postoperative cholangitis, infectious and non-infectious complications, hospital stay and overall mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and fourteen patients underwent LR due to NTHD from January 2001 to November 2011. Fourteen patients presented complex bile duct injuries (CBDI), 18 intra-hepatic lithiasis (IL), 32 liver hydatid cysts (LHC), 10 polycystic liver disease (PLD), 19 Caroli's disease (CD) and 21 other NTHD. Forty seven patients underwent a major hepatectomy and 67 a liver segmentectomy or an atypical liver resection. Thirty four patients (29%) presented surgical related complications. There was not intra or post-operative mortality. In long term outcomes, 98 patients (85%) were asymptomatic, 10 presented episodes of intermittent cholangitis that were treated with antibiotics, and 7 underwent another surgical procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LR is a radical and effective procedure to treat benign NTHD instead of other surgical or percutaneous procedures, avoiding multiple sessions of treatment and high post procedure complications rates.
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ardiles
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lendoire
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raffin
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Storck
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russi
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barros Schelotto
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Santibañes
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pekolj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult