Liver Surgery. When removing a tumor your surgeon will also need to remove a small amount of healthy tissue. Liver resection is surgery to remove a piece of the liver.
This operation is usually done to remove various types of liver tumors that are located in the resected portion of the liver. It breaks down your blood so your body can better use the nutrients. Liver resection is the surgical removal of a portion of the liver.
The location and size of the tumor decide the amount of tissue that will be removed.
Your liver also helps control your blood clotting. However this may not be possible if the size and number of tumors make the operation too complicated to perform safely. The doctor made a cut called an incision in your belly to take out part of the liver. The liver s remarkable regenerative ability allows it to continue functioning even when parts of it are removed.
