Quantitative Assessment of Hepatic Function and its Relevance to the Liver Surgeon

• Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 374 - 385
• Main Authors: Morris-Stiff, G., Gomez, D., Prasad, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.02.2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Diagnostic Imaging; Gastroenterology; Hepatectomy; Humans; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Diseases - diagnosis; Liver Diseases - physiopathology; Liver Diseases - surgery; Liver Function Tests; Liver Transplantation; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Postoperative Care; Preoperative Care; Review Article; Studies; Surgery; Hepatic failure; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatic neoplasms; Liver metastasis; Hepatectomy; Liver transplantation

Background Standard evaluation of patients undergoing hepatic surgery has been through radiological and quantitative determination of liver function. As more complex and extensive surgery is now being performed, often in the presence of cirrhosis/fibrosis or following administration of chemotherapy,...