hemihepatectomy en · NOUN
Etymology
From hemi- + hepatectomy.
Meanings
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The removal of approximately half of the liver tissue
The majority (90.1 %) of patients required a hemihepatectomy, extended resection, or multiple segmental resection.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemihepatectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |