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hepatectomy

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hep·a·tec·to·my (hp-tkt-m)
n.
Excision of liver tissue.
hepatectomy
[hep′ətek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, hēpar, liver, ektomē, excision
a surgical procedure performed to remove a portion of the liver.
hepatectomy
surgical excision of liver tissue.
hepatectomy
Surgery Segmental resection of the liver Indications Cancer, parasites, major trauma–eg, MVAs


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Role of Kupffer cells and the spleen in modulation of endotoxin-induced liver injury after partial hepatectomy.
Lead increases lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury through tumor ... by Liu, Ming-Yie / Environmental Health Perspectives
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The investigators also demonstrated that the removal of 70 percent of a mouse's liver, a surgical procedure known as a partial hepatectomy, produces a dramatic drop in the concentration of SCF in the remaining organ along with a rise in SCF in the mouse's blood.
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