IMPORTANCE OF LIVER SURGERY
A liver is a second largest organ in our body, which perform several functions like protein production, blood clotting to glucose, cholesterol, iron etc. The liver has the ability to regenerate within a short interval of time. This unique feature leads to the innovations in the field of liver surgery and its transplantations. Liver surgery includes the various operations related with the different liver diseases.
The liver failure is due to the damage of liver cells so it can't be performed well.When the liver failure happened by the over usage of acetaminophen can be treated and sometimes effects get reversed. Similarly, when the liver fails due to viruses proper treatments and care must be given by the hospital.
The major causes involves:
- Hepatitis B,C
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Cirrhosis
- Hemochromatosis
- Malnutrition
Liver failure happens due to damage of liver or can't be able to function well. The primary symptoms of failure can be due to other reasons. So it can't be detected easily.
The primary symptoms include:
- Nausea
- Loss of appetite
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Swollen abdomen
As the liver fails continuous symptoms becomes more dangerous, which includes easy bleeding, jaundice, mental disorientation, coma.
The most commonly performed operation is liver resection, which is a malignant tumour. Tumors may either developed in the liver or developed in another organ, then migrated to the liver. Liver resection is a surgery of removing the portion of liver for both liver cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer. This removal of cancer helps to prevent spreading to other parts.The most common complications seen after liver resection is infections, bleeding, scar tissue from surgery etc.
Here we have an eminent liver surgeon providing best liver surgery in Chennai and he has a great experience in the areas of various laparoscopic fields and providing good results to patients. Presently he has been continuing as head of the department in surgical gastroenterology, laparoscopic surgery at SIMS, located in Vadapalony in Chennai.
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