Functional recovery after liver resection

Thesis

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 General introduction and outline of the thesis

Chapter 2 Steatosis as a risk factor in liver surgery

Chapter 3 Essential pathogenic and metabolic differences in steatosis induced by choline or methione-choline deficient diets in a rat model

Chapter 4 Nuclear imaging techniques for the assessment of hepatic function in liver surgery and transplantation

Chapter 5 Hepatobiliary function assessed by Tc-99m mebrofenin cholescintigraphy in the evaluation of severity of steatosis in a rat model

Chapter 6 The application of 99mTc- GSA scintigraphy with SPECT for the assessment of hepatic function and functional volume during liver regeneration in a rat model

Chapter 7 Hepatobiliary function assessed by 99m-Tc-mebrofenin scintigraphy in the evaluation of severity of steatosis in a rat model

Chapter 8 Severe steatosis increases hepatocellular injury and impairs liver regeneration in a rat model of partial hepatectomy

Chapter 9 Mild steatosis impairs functional recovery after liver resection in an experimental model

Chapter 10 Portal vein ligation is as effective as sequential portal vein and hepatic artery ligation in inducing contralateral liver hypertrophy in a rat model

Chapter 11 Liver adenomatosis: re-evaluation of etiology and management

Summary and conclusions

Samenvatting en conclusies

List of publications

Acknowledgements

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