Definition of "hepatectomy" [hepatectomy]

• Surgical removal of all or part of the liver. (noun)

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• "Regeneration and assessment of liver function in donors and recipients following partial hepatectomy and living donor transplantation using molecular techniques, as part of a multicenter NIH cohort study"
• "After hepatectomy it is not possible to provoke hyperglycemia, whatever the agent or procedure employed, whether the animal were diabetic or not before the liver was removed."
• "In order to improve surgical outcome, it is necessary to evaluate the potential risk factors affecting long-term survival and to establish guidelines for the appropriate use of hepatectomy for caudate lobectomy."