Laparoscopic versus open right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases after portal vein embolization: international multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic liver surgery is increasingly used for more challenging procedures. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and oncological safety of laparoscopic right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases after portal vein embolization.

Methods

This was an international retrospective multicentre study of patients with colorectal liver metastases who underwent open or laparoscopic right and extended right hepatectomy after portal vein embolization between 2004 and 2020. The perioperative and oncological outcomes for patients who underwent laparoscopic and open approaches were compared using propensity score matching.

Results

Of 338 patients, 84 patients underwent a laparoscopic procedure and 254 patients underwent an open procedure. Patients

SUBMITTER: Bozkurt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11319932 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature