CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1590035
A special type of liver failure after partial hepatectomy: A case report
Provisionally accepted
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is one of the most harmful complications after liver resection. Here, we report a case of a specific type of PHFL in a 60-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient developed extensive liver necrosis accompanied by further deterioration of liver function and coagulation on the 8th postoperative day. After being treated with liver protection, circulation improvement, plasma infusion, and anti-infective therapy, the bilirubin still increased progressively, and renal function deteriorated with anuria. Finally, the patient's family discontinued treatment. This case highlights the importance of the timely identification and management of this special type of PHLF.
Keywords: Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatectomy, Liver Failure, liver necrosis, case report
Received: 08 Mar 2025; Accepted: 12 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Gao, Tu, Cheng and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Mingxiang Cheng, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
Menghao Wang, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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