# Liver surgery Keywords: - [liver surgery](< /en/search?q=liver surgery >) - [liver diseases](< /en/search?q=liver diseases >) In the liver surgery unit, we treat liver and bile duct carcinoma, as well as complications of cirrhosis of the liver, such as buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity unresponsive to medication, or recurrent bleeding. Demanding liver surgery is linked in many ways to liver transplantation, comprehensive treatment of liver diseases, and related development work. We primarily aim to treat using partial removal procedures, i.e. hepatic resections, if possible. We can perform hepatic resections as an open surgery or by utilizing laparoscopic techniques. Other treatments used include liver transplantation, local tumor destruction (thermal ablation) or interventional radiology treatments, where an anticancer medicine (transarterial chemoembolization, TACE) or a radioactive substance (SIR therapy) is injected into the tumor via the hepatic artery. We can also combine different treatment forms. ## Units related to the service ### [ 5A Transplantation and liver surgery, pancreatic and gastric surgery, Meilahti Triangle Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-triangle-hospital/5a-transplantation-and-liver-surgery) The treatment of liver and intestinal transplant patients and patients requiring demanding liver surgery have been nationally centralized on Ward 5A. In…  ### [ Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Tower Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/anesthesia-and-surgery-unit-tower) In the Anesthesia and Surgery Unit of Tower Hospital, we perform surgical procedures in the specialties of gastrointestinal, vascular, cardiac, pulmonary…  ### [ Abdominal Center Outpatient Clinic, Meilahti Tower Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/abdominal-center-outpatient-clinic) At the Abdominal Center Outpatient Clinic in Meilahti Tower Hospital, we treat liver and gastrointestinal surgery patients before and after surgery. ### [ Surgery Preparation and Discharge Unit, Meilahti ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/surgery-preparation-and-discharge-unit) Our patients arrive at the Surgery Preparation and Discharge Unit on the morning of the day of their operation, and after preoperative preparations they… ## Further information on this topic ### [ Organ transplants ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/organ-transplants)  Updated: 09.01.2026 Print this page