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Hepatic Surgery: A Review of a Personal Series of 95 Major Resections
Author(s) -
BALASEGARAM M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb06728.x
Subject(s) - medicine , resection , surgery , opposition (politics) , hepatectomy , general surgery , politics , political science , law
This article briefly reveals the author's experience of 95 major hepatic resections performed for various conditions during a seven‐year period. The necessity for better understanding of intrahepatic anatomy of the liver, especially of the hepatic venous anomalies, and the use of more recent diagnostic aids, is stressed. The author's indications and the types of resection performed are described in detail. Some of the views expressed are in direct opposition to the traditional methods of treatment of some hepatic lesions. The low mortality of 12.6% in this series has been attributed to proper selection of patients for resection, and advancement in anæsthesia and surgical technique, including better preoperative and postoperative care.