Liver Resection (Hepatectomy) in Lucknow
Liver resection — surgical removal of the part of the liver containing a tumour — offers the best chance of cure for suitable patients with primary liver cancer and, importantly, for cancer that has spread to the liver from the bowel. What makes this possible is the liver's remarkable ability to regenerate, growing back after a large portion is removed.
Dr Sandeep Kumar Verma performs liver resection in Lucknow at Medanta, within a fully supported hepatopancreatobiliary and oncology programme.
What liver resection involves
Depending on the size and position of the tumour, anything from a small wedge of liver to a major lobe is removed, along a careful plane that takes the tumour with a clear margin while preserving as much healthy liver as possible. The remaining liver then regenerates over the following weeks to restore function.
Careful assessment of the liver
Liver surgery requires assessing not just the tumour but the health of the rest of the liver, to ensure enough functioning liver will remain. This careful planning — including high-quality imaging and, in some cases, techniques to grow the future liver remnant beforehand — is central to a safe operation.
Within a complete cancer plan
For secondary (for example colorectal) liver tumours, resection is often combined with chemotherapy and coordinated with bowel surgery for the best long-term outcome. Every case is planned in a multidisciplinary team. Dr Verma performs liver resections within Medanta's high-dependency surgical environment.
Your treatment pathway
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Specialist assessment
Imaging of the tumour and the liver, with multidisciplinary planning.
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Optimisation
Ensuring enough healthy liver will remain, with chemotherapy where indicated.
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Liver resection
Precise removal of the tumour-bearing liver with a clear margin.
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Recovery
High-dependency care while the liver regenerates, then follow-up.
Liver Resection (Hepatectomy): common questions
How much liver can be removed safely?
A large portion of the liver can be removed safely, because the liver regenerates — provided enough healthy liver is left behind, which then grows back over the following weeks. Careful pre-operative assessment of the liver ensures this is the case before surgery.
Can liver surgery cure cancer that has spread to the liver?
For suitable patients, yes. Removing secondary tumours — for example those spread from bowel cancer — combined with chemotherapy, can achieve long-term survival and cure in well-selected cases. Careful assessment by a multidisciplinary team determines who is suitable.
Considering liver resection (hepatectomy)?
Book a consultation with Dr Sandeep Kumar Verma for a clear assessment and a treatment plan tailored to you.