BACKGROUND Urinary trypsin inhibitors (UTI) have been widely used for the treatment of diseases including disseminated intravascular coagulation, shock, and pancreatitis. Since UTI synthesis is likely to be reduced in patients who have undergone liver resection, the incidence of inflammatory reactions may be increasing accordingly. For such patients, the liver enzyme increases after the operati...

Hepatic resection is the only known curative treatment option in primary and metastatic liver tumors. Unlike other types of malignancies, the response rate to even the best chemotherapy protocols is quite low in liver malignancies. Survival is expressed in months in untreated liver malignancies or in patients with residual tumor after resection. The optimal survival can be achieved only by live...

BACKGROUND The role of liver resection for non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine, non-sarcoma (NCNNNS) metastases is ill-defined. This study aimed to examine the oncologic outcomes of liver resection in such patients. METHODS A retrospective analysis of liver resection for NCNNNS metastases was performed at two large centers. Liver resection was offered selectively in patients with stable diseas...

PURPOSE We evaluate the operative outcome and oncologic outcome of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and compare with open liver resection. METHODS From January 2004 to December 2012, clinical data of 70 patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection for HCC (laparoscopic liver resection group, lapa-group) were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Contro...

PURPOSE To analyze the outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection compared with open liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Between July 2005 and December 2009, 26 consecutive patients with HCC underwent a pure laparoscopic liver resection, and data from this group (laparoscopic liver resection group, L-group) were compared with a retrospective control group of...

Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

Liver regeneration is known to begin after experimentally induced liver resection. At first 24-48 hours, DNA synthesis reaches the maximum level resection and significantly occur on 10 days. In this study, we was examined of 1st 14th days 
 experiment 21 Wistar albino male rats were used. The randomly divided into three groups. All groups realized midline incision with laparotomy for liver...

BACKGROUND Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is one of the most serious complications after liver resection and is still reported in up to 8% after liver resection. AIMS To provide an overview about the current status of risk analysis and definition of PHLF. Prevention and treatment is also discussed. METHODS A literature review was carried out on PubMed using the terms 'liver failure', ...

BACKGROUND/AIM The aim of the present study was to define prognostic factors and to evaluate liver resection as an additive tool in metastatic melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a case-control study, 32 patients with hepatic melanoma metastasis were analyzed between 1998-2012. Sixteen patients who underwent liver resection (6 patients with multimodal therapy) were matched to 16 patients schedu...

Relevance. To evaluate the effectiveness of X-ray endovascular embolization portal vein branch in terms preparation for extensive liver resections. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis 74 right-sided hemihepatectomies performed one stage (classical, n = 54) or two stages (X-ray right followed by resection was performed, 20). Results. accompanied a significant increase planned remaind...