BACKGROUND: Historically, the primary hazard with liver surgery has been intraoperative
blood loss. This led to the refinement of inflow and outflow occlusive techniques. The utility …

The liver is the most common site of distant metastasis from colorectal cancer. About one-
fourth of patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer have no other sites of …

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of right portal vein embolization (PVE)
vs. right portal vein ligation (PVL) for induction of hypertrophy of the left lateral liver lobe …

Twenty-two cirrhotic patients who underwent hepatic resection from July 1989 to March
1991 at Vancouver General Hospital were analyzed prospectively in order to determine …

Background: Recent publications have questioned the role of orthotopic liver transplantation
(OLT) in treating advanced or unresectable peripheral cholangiocarcinoma (Ch-Ca). Study …

In the 1960s and the 1970s, liver transplantation was slowly developed to become a feasible
option in the treatment of endstage liver disease. By 1984, the results of the first series …

With the recent advances in imaging techniques, increased numbers of hepatic lesions are
found today, and surgeons are asked frequently for the best course of management. Benign …

The most common benign liver tumors are hemangiomas and hamartomas, both of
mesenchymal origin. Mortality for patients with these tumors has traditionally been …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to report the authors' experience with hepatic
resection for cystic lesions of the liver. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA. Past experience …

Background. An aggressive approach to liver resection for neoplasms was adopted during a
5-year period. The results were evaluated by comparing the outcome between extended …