Hepatectomy – Surgery for Removal of Liver

What is hepatectomy – Surgery for the removal of the liver and why is it done?

Hepatectomy is a surgical surgery that involves the removal of a portion or the entire liver. This procedure is used to treat liver cancer.
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What are the treatments available for Liver cancer?

Localized approach

Heating the cancer cells:  Thin needles are placed into the belly through small incisions using imaging tests like CT scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound as a guide, and electric current is sent through to burn and eliminate cancer cells.

Freezing cancer cells: The doctor uses ultrasound pictures to find the tumours and then implants a cryoprobe containing liquid nitrogen right on the tumours, killing the cells due to the freezing cold.

Alcohol injections to the tumor: Alcohol is injected into cancer cells via the skin or during surgery to cause the cells to die.

Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy involves supplying strong anti-cancer drugs directly to the liver.

Surgical approach: A partial hepatectomy, in which a portion of the liver is removed, or a total liver transplant are two surgical options.
In an open operation, incisions are created in the abdomen region and the surgeon works his way through other organs in the region; once the liver is discovered, the damaged part is slowly separated and then removed under general anaesthesia.
For a total liver transplant, an open operation is usually used.
The IV maintains a continual supply of nutrition, and vitals are constantly monitored.

If a partial hepatectomy is required, the doctors will use a minimally invasive procedure.
The patient will be given general anaesthesia, which will put him or her to sleep during the procedure.
Once the patient is unconscious, the procedure begins with incisions near the belly button and the insertion of a small device known as a port, which creates a hole in the abdomen that will be filled with gas (carbon dioxide).

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