Guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer.
Description
The liver may be affected by cancer, either spreading from other parts of the body or developing from within the organ. In some patients, the tumour may develop in parts of the liver that are dangerous or impossible to treat with surgery, for example, when the tumour is very close to major veins that connect to the liver. This procedure involves removing the liver from the body, cutting away the diseased tissue, and reimplanting the remaining tumour-free liver into the patient.
Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance