Impact of pure laparoscopic surgery on bile duct division of living donor left lateral section procurement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although laparoscopic living donor left lateral section liver procurements represents an established and safe procedure, there remains much discussion on this topic. In particular, the issue of whether laparoscopic living donor liver procurement increases the difficulty of the surgery and potential complications for recipients continue to confound experts in this field.

Methods

In this report, data from 180 cases of living donor left lateral section liver transplantation patients were analyzed retrospectively. Of these 180 cases, 106 grafts were procured by open surgery and 74 by pure laparoscopic surgery.

Results

While surgery durations and blood loss were decreased in donors from the laparoscopic surgery group, increased biliary openings of grafts and rel

SUBMITTER: Zhang HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282680 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature