[Evaluation of hepatic resections in patients with benign and malignant lesions].

Objective: To evaluate hepatic resections in patient with benign and malignant lesions during the years 1997 to 2002 at the Autonomous University Hospital Service of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Materials: We carried out 18 hepatic resections for benign and/or malignant lesions; traumatic and infectious lesions were excluded.

Results: The female sex prevailed with 77.