hepatectomies
Surgical liver removals
Hepatectomies is the plural of hepatectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
A partial hepatectomy removes a section—often to excise tumors or prepare tissue for transplant.
A total hepatectomy removes the entire organ, requiring immediate transplantation: The patient underwent two hepatectomies within five years.
Surgical removal of lobe
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- surgical marginsTissue edges after excision
- transectionCutting across something entirely
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
Conscious person giving tissue
- recipientOne who receives something
- graftIllicit political gain
- deceased donorDead person providing organs
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
anastomosis · regeneration · compatibility · immunosuppression · waiting list · allocation
Vessel feeding liver from gut
- bile ductDigestive fluid conduit
- inferior vena cavaMajor vein to heart
Removal by cutting, melting
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
imaging · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · biopsy · pathology · oncologist · survival rates
Treatment following surgical procedures
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
ICU · albumin · coagulation · nutritional support · mobilization · wound healing · follow-up · functional recovery
lobectomy
Surgical removal of lobe
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- surgical marginsTissue edges after excision
- transectionCutting across something entirely
living donor
Conscious person giving tissue
- recipientOne who receives something
- graftIllicit political gain
- deceased donorDead person providing organs
preservation · anastomosis · regeneration · compatibility · immunosuppression · waiting list · allocation
portal vein
Vessel feeding liver from gut
- bile ductDigestive fluid conduit
- inferior vena cavaMajor vein to heart
ablation
Removal by cutting, melting
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
palliative · imaging · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · biopsy · pathology · oncologist · survival rates
postoperative care
Treatment following surgical procedures
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
liver failure · ICU · albumin · coagulation · nutritional support · mobilization · wound healing · follow-up · functional recovery · rehabilitation