Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9394-9402
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9394
Table 4 Postoperative complications of hepatectomy
Overall morbidity44.90%
Surgical morbidity
Posthepatectomy liver failure19%
Biliary leakage40%
Posthepatectomy hemorrhage7%
Perihepatic abscess22%
Wound infection42%
Cholangitis5%
Pleural effusion62%
Portal vein thrombosis3%
Medical morbidity
Respiratory insufficiency/failure12%
Renal failure6%
Pneumonia28%
Cardiac arrhythmia20%
Pulmonary embolism2%
Cardiac failure8%
Myocardial infarction5%
Relaparotomy4%