Post-hepatectomy liver failure
Abstract
Liver resection has evolved from being rather risky and rarely performed, to an overall safe and widely performed modern surgical operation with low overall morbidity and very low mortality rates. Progress in liver surgery was not only enabled by development of surgical techniques, instruments, and minimally invasive approaches, but also by an evolution in perioperative care including intraoperative anaesthetic techniques. The concepts of parenchyma-sparing surgery and adjunct interventions including ablations have also contributed. Major liver resections are however still associated with higher risk of complications. Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is the most dreaded complication. Although mortality in modern liver surgery is reported at
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
Liver Disease and Transplantation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- British journal of surgery
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 3
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN