A piece of liver weighing 500 grams was removed, and with it the gall-bladder, and the patient made an uninterrupted recovery.

Tricomi reports a case in which it was found necessary to remove the left lobe of the liver.
An attempt had been made to remove a liver-tumor the size of a fist by constricting the base with an elastic ligature.

This attempt was a failure, and cure was also unsuccessfully attempted by wire ligature and the thermocautery.

The growth was cut away, bleeding was arrested by the thermocautery and by iron-solution, the wound entirely healed, and the patient recovered.

Valerian von Meister has proved that the liver has marvelous powers of regeneration, and that in rabbits, cats, and dogs, even three-fourths of the organ may be reproduced in from forty-five to sixty-five days.