Indications for open hepatectomy in the era of laparoscopic liver resection: a high volume single institutional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

Since the introduction of laparoscopy for liver resection in the 1990s, the performance of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been steadily increasing. However, there is currently no data on the extent to which laparoscopy is used for liver resection. Herein, we investigated the extent to which laparoscopy is performed in liver resection and sought to determine whether surgeons prefer laparoscopy or laparotomy in the posterosuperior (PS) segment.

Methods

For this retrospective observational study, we enrolled patients who had undergone liver resection at the Samsung Medical Center between January 2020 and December 2021. The proportion of LLR in liver resection was calculated, and the incidence and causes of open conversion were investigated.

Results

SUBMITTER: Jo SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035734 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature