Assessment of hepatic reserve for the indication of hepatic resection: How I do it

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Gazzaniga, Gian Massimo ^a,b   Cappato, Stefano ^a   Belli, Fiorenza E ^a   Bagarolo, Claudio ^a   Filauro, Marco ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatic reserve; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOPHENAZONE; BILIRUBIN; GALACTOSE; INDOCYANINE GREEN; SORBITOL;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; LIVER TUMOR; LIVER WEIGHT; MAJOR SURGERY; MINOR SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOLUMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 15044359744     PISSN: 09441166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-004-0946-z     Document Type: Article

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