hemihepatectomy

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English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ hepatectomy.

Noun

hemihepatectomy (plural hemihepatectomies)

  1. (surgery) The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue
    • 2015 July 29, Eunmi Gil et al., “Predictors and patterns of recurrence after curative liver resection in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, for application of postoperative radiotherapy: a retrospective study”, in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, volume 13, →DOI:
      The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection.