Surgery: Current Research

ISSN - 2161-1076

Liver surgery

The liver is very essential for life, because it takes care of many crucial functions like removing the wastes created due to normal body metabolism, metabolism of drugs, toxins. During liver surgery a portion of liver or entire liver is removed. This process is known as hepatectomy.

Liver surgery comprises various operations of the liver for different disorders. The most common operation performed on the liver is a resection.