Journal of gastroenterology
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Comparative Study Controlled Clinical Trial
Natural course of the remnant hepatic functional reserve as estimated by technetium-99m-galactosyl human serum albumin scintigraphy after a hepatectomy.
Technetium-99m-galactosyl human serum albumin (GSA) scintigraphy provides an accurate estimation of the hepatic functional reserve but is not applied after a hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to elucidate the natural course of the remnant hepatic functional reserve (RHFR) after hepatectomy by GSA scintigraphy. ⋯ Remnant hepatic functional reserve estimated by GSA scintigraphy revealed that a larger resected liver volume induced both more serious and continued remnant hepatic dysfunction in comparison to results shown by hematobiochemical tests, while the functional regeneration was also appreciably slower and more gradual in comparison to the volume regeneration.