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Right Hepatectomy in Patients Beyond 70 Years Old

NCT01471262 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2011-11-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

As a consequence of the increase in life expectancy, hepato-biliary surgeons have to deal with an emerging aged population, which has a potential higher risk for complication and worse long-term outcome. The investigators will be analyzing the liver function and outcome after right or extended right hepatectomy in patients over 70 years old.

Conditions

  • Complications
  • Liver Failure, Acute

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Right hepatectomy

Right liver resection

PROCEDURE

Extended right hepatectomy

Right hepatectomy involving 5 or more segments

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    collaborator OTHER

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emmanuel Melloul, MD · Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Nicolas Demartines, MD · Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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