Resection of tumors in the caudate lobe (a deep, hard-to-reach part of the liver) is recognized as one of the most ...

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified ...

Ernest House needed a liver transplant. But a heart condition was keeping him off the transplant list. “I would have died,” he says. “There's no doubt about that. My body was failing.” A former ...

Readmission rate of open liver surgery is 20-25% at most major cancer centers, yet the readmission rate for robotic hepatectomy was 1.6% in this retrospective analysis of data from six centers in two ...

Scientists have developed injectable "mini livers" that can replicate liver function, potentially buying time for those with liver disease.

More than 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Many more never make the list, because they are too sick to ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis ...

A study conducted at City of Hope, a cancer research organization based in Duarte, Calif., found that robotic liver surgery can be safely conducted as an outpatient procedure. The study analyzed data ...

Patients can discuss minimally invasive robotic liver cancer surgery with their care teams. The process tends to be safe and effective, an expert said. With the advent of new technologies and improved ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure - referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Dipika Kakar, a well-known television actress, has undergone a second liver surgery after being diagnosed with a malignant ...

Dr Fahad Afzal, consultant oncologist at Saifee Hospital, adds, “Liver cysts may sometimes be detected during follow-up scans ...