[Diagnosis and surgical policy in benign lesions of liver].

The results of the treatment of 430 patients with benign tumors of the liver (BTL), including hemangiomas (41), nonparasitic solitary cysts (49), polycystosis (65) and parasitic hepatic lesions (alveococcosis-91, echinococcosis-184). To determine the character of a volume structure the accuracy of ultrasound and duplex sonography was tested (87.1-91.

[Surgical classification of liver local lesions].

There is a variety of liver focal lesions (LFL) and every clinical case should be considered carefully in deciding the problem of indications to surgical treatment. The existing classifications, including the TNM classification, are limited by the peculiar features of liver anatomy. The authors propose an original surgical classification of LFL that combines TNM principles and segmental characteristics of volume of lesion.