hepatectomy
Excising the liver
Hepatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
A partial hepatectomy removes a portion—typically to excise a tumor or donate tissue for transplant—while a total hepatectomy removes the entire organ, requiring immediate transplantation.
The surgeon performed a hepatectomy to remove the cancerous lesion.
Surgical tissue removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- lobectomySurgical removal of lobe
margin · specimen · insufflation · mobilization · ligation · cautery · drainage
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
fibrosis · cholangitis · regeneration · parenchyma · segments · lobes
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
palliative · adjuvant · chemotherapy · ablation · embolization · recurrence · imaging · MRI
One who receives something
- graftIllicit political gain
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- allocationDistribution of shares
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
After an operation
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- ICUAcute care ward
monitoring · ambulation · nutrition · albumin · ascites · rehabilitation · follow-up · prognosis
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- suturesMedical wound closures
- sterileFree from microorganisms
laparotomy · laparoscopic · robotic · transfusion · anesthesiologist · instrumentation · retractors · clips
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
lobectomy · margin · specimen · insufflation · mobilization · ligation · cautery · drainage
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
ascites · fibrosis · cholangitis · regeneration · parenchyma · segments · lobes
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- stagingPreparing for presentation
curative · palliative · adjuvant · chemotherapy · ablation · embolization · recurrence · imaging · MRI · biopsy
recipient
One who receives something
- graftIllicit political gain
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- allocationDistribution of shares
postoperative
After an operation
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
ICU · monitoring · ambulation · nutrition · albumin · ascites · rehabilitation · follow-up · prognosis
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
sterile · laparotomy · laparoscopic · robotic · transfusion · anesthesiologist · instrumentation · retractors · clips · stapler