The liver is a large organ on the right side of your abdomen just under your ribs. It makes bile that is transported into the gut where it helps digesting fat. It makes substances that blood needs to form clots.
Liver resection means removal of parts of the liver.
This takes as little as a few weeks after the operation. The surgeon will remove as little healthy liver as possible. To do this the surgeon needs to have perfect exposure of the liver. For this reason an incision is made that goes from the right side of your ribs to the middle and curves up towards your chest. Once the incision has been made intra-operative ultrasound is done to have a closer look on the tumor and determine exactly how much liver needs to be removed.