Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi
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Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi · Jul 1986
[Measurement of the portal blood flow in man by continuous local thermodilution method: II. Portal hemodynamics before and after hepatectomy].
We found that measurements of portal blood flow by continuous thermodilution were highly reproducible even after hepatectomy. Our subjects numbered 59 in all: In these patients having diseases of the liver and biliary tract, we studied portal hemodynamics during percutaneous transhepatic portography. Of these, 37 underwent hepatectomy. ⋯ With this exception, in patients with major resections, portal venous flow per liver volume had increased after surgery and continued to increase. This was not true for patients with minor resections. Portal hemodynamics are important in the functioning and regeneration of the remaining liver, and it is necessary to understand and medically correct portal hemodynamics before and after hepatectomy.