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Hepatectomy is the surgical resection (removal of all or part) of the liver. While the term is often employed for the removal of the liver from a liver transplant donor, this article will focus on partial resections of hepatic tissue and hepatoportoenterostomy .
Jean C. Emond is the current Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.He is also a Vice Chair in the Department of Surgery and the Chief of Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
Liver regeneration is the process by which the liver is able to replace damaged or lost liver tissue. The liver is the only visceral organ with the capacity to regenerate. [1] [2] The liver can regenerate after partial hepatectomy or injury due to hepatotoxic agents such as certain medications, toxins, or chemicals. [3]
The Pringle manoeuvre is more effective in preventing blood loss during liver surgery if central venous pressure is maintained at 5 mmHg or lower. This is due to the fact that Pringle manoeuver technique aims at controlling the blood inflow into the liver, having no effect on the outflow. [3]
Hepatectomy is the surgical resection of the liver. Hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland or hypophysis such as when presented with a tumor . Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus .
-centesis : surgical puncture-tripsy : crushing or breaking up-desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization-ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). ...
Nimer Assy is an Israeli hepatologist and academic focusing on internal medicine and liver transplantation.He is a professor at the Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Medical School and the Department Head of the Clinical Research Unit within Internal Medicine Ward A of the Galilee Medical Center.
Michalopoulos has contributed to the field of pathology through his work on liver function, regeneration, and carcinogenesis.He has utilized various experimental models, such as hepatocyte cultures, hepatic organoids, established cell lines, studies on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, examinations of regeneration through progenitor cell pathways, investigations into liver ...