Segmental liver resections, present and future-caudate lobe resection for liver tumors.

Resection of the caudate lobe of the liver is difficult to perform because of a deep location and an adjacency to the major vessels.A total of 30 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) originating in the caudate lobe underwent hepatic resection. The lobe was classified to Spiegel's portion, the process portion, and the caval portion. The operative procedure undertaken was chosen on the basis of tumor location as well as hepatic function of...