I need to know how many operations to remove part of the liver (called
liver resections) are performed in the UK each year.

Hello jess05,

According to HES Online, there were 1,234 partial excisions of the
liver and 353 extirpations of lesions of the liver in the UK during
2003/2004

J02 Partial excision of liver        1,234 procedures
J03 Extirpation of lesion of liver     353 procedures

The information is on page 18 of the document "Main Operations 3 Char.
2003 - 2004" (PDF)
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Details of the above procedures can be found in the following document, 
?Main Ops. 4 Char. 2003 ? 2004? (954.3 kB) 
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http://www.hesonline.nhs.uk/Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1802&categoryID=215&catName=Main%20operations:%204-character

The information below is on page 94.

J02.3 Partial excision of liver,Resection of segment of liver: 
464 procedures

J02.1 Partial excision of liver,Right hemihepatectomy: 
454 procedures

J02.2 Partial excision of liver,Left hemihepatectomy: 
150 procedures

J02.4 Partial excision of liver,Wedge excision of liver: 
30 procedures

J02.5 Partial excision of liver,Marsupialisation of lesion of liver: 37 procedures

J02.8 Partial excision of liver, Other specified: 
58 procedures

J02.9 Partial excision of liver, Unspecified: 
41 procedures

J03.1 Extirpation of lesion of liver, Excision of lesion of liver:
140 procedures

J03.2 Extirpation of lesion of liver, Destruction of lesion of  liver:
197 procedures

J03.8 Extirpation of lesion of liver, Other specified: 
13 procedures

J03.9 Extirpation of lesion of liver, Unspecified: 
3 procedures


Search strategy: 
HES procedures
http://www.hesonline.nhs.uk/Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1802&categoryID=62&catName=

I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Great information. Thank you!