Liver injury during hepatectomy

During hepatectomy the liver may sustain various forms of injury due to inflow occlusion, congestion, raised intraductal pressure from bile duct obstruction, choledochoscopy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy, and portal hyperperfusion related to small liver remnant. This review elaborates the possibl...

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Published inSurgical practice Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 223 - 226
Main Author Fan, Sheung‐tat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.11.2021
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
blast injury
congestion
Hepatectomy
ischaemia
Liver
liver injury
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Summary:During hepatectomy the liver may sustain various forms of injury due to inflow occlusion, congestion, raised intraductal pressure from bile duct obstruction, choledochoscopy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy, and portal hyperperfusion related to small liver remnant. This review elaborates the possible mechanism of liver injury during hepatectomy and their prevention.
ISSN:1744-1625
1744-1633
DOI:10.1111/1744-1633.12532