“How long does a liver resection surgery take?”
I will have liver resection surgery. How long does a liver resection surgery take?
5 Answers
Completely depends on the type of liver surgery being done. It will be covered when you meet with your qualified liver surgeon to discuss the procedure.
It can take basically from 2 to 4 hours but there are many factors that could affect the time it takes.
It depends, can take up to 8-12 hours.
There are many different types of liver surgery and liver resection. Thus, the time required for this procedure depends on how extensive your operation is. You need to know if your surgery is on the right or left side of the liver. Furthermore, the approach used for liver surgery can affect the time required for surgery. Open vs Laparoscopic vs Robotic Surgery.
This needs to be answered by a hepatobiliary surgeon.
