Regional and general effects of hepatic lobes with impaired blood flow after hepatic resection.

Background/aims: In hepatic surgery, blood flow to some parts of the liver may become impaired. At present, no consensus has been reached on ways to treat such affected parts of the liver with impaired blood supply.

Methodology: After the ligation of branches of rat's hepatic artery and/or portal vein, the ligated and non-ligated lobes were studied at fixed intervals up to 84 days.