Following a review of the literature on this topic, the authors examine the quality of life in elderly patients who have undergone hepatic resection due to carcinoma in the past 5 years. An analysis of the results obtained showed that there was 20% wellbeing in right hepatectomized patients, only 14.29% in left hepatectomized and bisegmentectomized patients, and 11.11% in patients who had undergone the excision of metastases. In conclusion, the authors affirm that even if the number of deaths in relatively high it is always worth operating in an attempt to improve the patient's quality of life.