Minimizing the risk of small-for-size syndrome after liver surgery.

Author(s): Papamichail M; Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital; Pizanias M; Department of General Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London; Heaton ND; Department of Liver Transplant and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Institute of Liver Studies, Kings Health Partners at King's College Hospital NHS Trust, London.
Source: Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT, 2022 Apr; Vol. 21 (2).
Abstract: Primary and secondary liver tumors are not always amenable to resection due to location and size. Inadequate future liver remnant (FLR) may prevent patients from having a curative resection or may result in increased postoperative morbidity and mortality from complications related to small-for-size syndrome (SFSS).

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