Liver Surgery: Information & Selected Liver Surgeons

Liver surgery is a subspecialty of general and visceral surgery.

Liver surgeons specialize in the surgical treatment of benign or malignant liver diseases, such as

• liver cancer,
• liver metastases,
• liver cirrhosis,
• benign liver tumors,
• liver inflammation, or
• another liver disease that requires surgical treatment.

Common benign liver diseases include, for example,

• liver cirrhosis, which is usually caused by excessive alcohol consumption,
• hepatitis,
• nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and
• benign liver tumors.

Malignant liver diseases are classified as

• primary liver tumors, i.e., malignant tumors that originate in the liver itself (liver cancer),
• secondary liver tumors, i.e., metastases from other cancers (e.g., colorectal cancer) in the liver.

In most cases, both primary and secondary liver tumors require surgical treatment as part of liver surgery.

Liver surgery offers a broad range of therapeutic services. It includes, for example, the following liver surgeries:

• Liver resection
• Liver transplantation
• Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for liver cancer and liver metastases
• Liver-specific interventions such as ERC, PTCD, PTC, and RFA

Liver surgery can be performed conventionally as an open procedure or minimally invasively using endoscopic or laparoscopic techniques.

Liver specialists are experienced and qualified surgeons in general and visceral surgery. They have focused their practice on the surgical treatment of liver diseases.

Liver specialists regularly perform liver surgeries. As a result, they have proven extensive experience and professional expertise in the field of liver surgery.

Leading Medicine Guide features only selected, highly qualified medical specialists. All liver surgeons listed here

• possess a high level of professional expertise,
• have extensive experience in the field of liver surgery, and
• meet the strict admission criteria of the Leading Medicine Guide.