Felix Ruuml;ckert Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Surgery, Hepatology, Signal Transduction , Tumors , Cancer Cells
Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Felix Rückert, Sebastian Zach, Sabrina Kising, Matthias Kuhn, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Mirhasan Rahimli, Torsten J Wilhelm, Stefan Post and Marco Niedergethmann
1.1 Background: Hepatic resections are classically subdivided into major and minor resections. These definitions are important for the perioperative management as major resections are associated with a higher incidence of complications like liver failure or bile leakage. However, other perioperative factors might also influence patient outcome. The present study aims to evaluate the significance of major and minor hepatic resection as well as other factors on the postoperative course. For this purpose we analysed data retrospectively from our centre.
1.2 Patients and... view moreĀ»