Current status of hepatic surgery in Korea.
10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S60
- Author:
Kyung Sik KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kskim88@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Review ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
Hepatectomy;
Liver transplantation;
Portal shunt
- MeSH:
Hepatectomy/*history;
History, 20th Century;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver Transplantation/*history;
Living Donors/supply & distribution
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2009;15(Suppl 6):S60-S64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Since the first liver resection was carried out in Korea in 1959, there have been remarkable changes in the field of surgery. With technical advancement and the improvement of perioperative care, liver resections are widely performed and surgical mortality is approaching zero. In the early 1990s, liver transplantation evolved as a feasible option in the treatment of end-stage liver disease in Korea, with successful adult living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) as one of the greatest achievements. Various innovations in surgical approaches have been introduced. We review the current status of hepatic surgery in liver disease in Korea.