A partial hepatectomy is a partial removal of the liver.
The results of a hepactetomy are considered normal when liver function resumes following a partial hepatectomy, or when the transplant liver starts functioning in the case of a total hepatectomy.
The specialist that studies hepatectomy is likely a surgeon, especially a cancer surgeon.
During a partial hepatectomy, the surgeon will remove either an entire lobe of the liver (a lobectomy) or cut out the area around the tumor (a wedge resection).
Removal of the entire liver (total hepatectomy) and liver transplantation can be used to treat liver cancer.
Hepatectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of th eliver.
The extent of the hepatectomy will depend on the size, number, and location of the cancer. It also depends on whether liver function is still adequate.
a hepatectomy that removes 25-60% of the liver carries more than the average risk. Pain, bleeding, infection, and/or injury to other areas in the abdomen, as well as death, are potential risks.
Liver cancer may be cured by hepatectomy, although surgery is the treatment of choice for only a small fraction of patients with localized disease. Prognosis depends on the extent of the cancer and of liver function impairment.
There are no alternatives because hepatectomies are performed when liver cancer does not respond to other treatments.
A hepactectomy is performed in a hospital setting by a surgeon assisted by a full abdominal surgery team, and possibly an oncologist
The surgical procedure is performed under general anesthesia and is quite lengthy, requiring three to four hours.
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