Pure laparoscopic versus open right donor hepatectomy including the middle hepatic vein: a comparison of outcomes and safety.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Analyses on pure laparoscopy in donor hepatectomies, including the middle hepatic vein (MHV), are still scarce. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of donor right hepatectomy, including the MHV, when performed laparoscopically with conventional open surgery.

Methods

Data from living donors who underwent donor right hepatectomy between January 2012 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The intraoperative and postoperative complication rates of the pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy (PLDRH) with MHV inclusion (PLDRHM) group were compared with the conventional open donor right hepatectomy with MHV inclusion (CDRHM) group and the PLDRH without MHV inclusion [PLDRHM(-)] group.

Results

Compared to the CDRHM group, the PLDRHM group had a longer

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300441 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature