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Liver Resection
Liver resection is a surgery to remove a part of the liver. It’s done to treat liver cancers, non-cancerous growths, or liver damage.
Indications for Surgery:
Liver Tumors: Includes liver cancer or cancer that has spread to the liver from another organ, as well as non-cancerous tumors.
Liver Cysts: Fluid-filled sacs that cause problems or may become dangerous.
Liver Disease: When parts of the liver are abnormal and need to be removed.
Injury: If the liver is damaged by an accident and needs surgical repair.
Types of Surgery:
Partial Hepatectomy: Only the part of the liver with the problem is removed.
Total Hepatectomy: The whole liver is removed (this is rare and followed by a liver transplant).
Procedure:
Anesthesia: You’ll be put to sleep so you won’t feel anything.
Incision: The surgeon makes a cut to reach the liver (can be open or through small cuts for laparoscopic surgery).
Liver Removal: The part of the liver with the issue is carefully taken out.
Bleeding Control: The liver has a lot of blood vessels, so the surgeon makes sure any bleeding is stopped.
Closing the Cut: The incision is closed with stitches or medical glue.