Clin Mol Hepatol.  2016 Jun;22(2):212-218. 10.3350/cmh.2016.0026.

Current status of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

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  • 1Department of Surgery, Amai Pakpak Medical Center, Marawi City, Philippines.
  • 2Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. jychogs@gmail.com
  • 3Department of Surgery, Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India.

Abstract

Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is becoming widely accepted for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy and minor laparoscopic liver resection are now considered standard approaches, especially for tumors located in the anterolateral segments of the liver. Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy in adult donors is also gaining acceptance for child liver transplantation in many centers. Major LLRs, including left hepatectomy and right hepatectomy, have been recently attempted. Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is becoming more popular owing to increasing demand from young living donors who appreciate its minimal invasiveness and excellent cosmetic outcomes. Several centers have performed total laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation. Many meta-analyses have shown that LLR is better than open liver resection in terms of short-term outcomes, principally cosmetic outcomes. Although no randomized control trials have compared LLR with open liver resection, the long-term oncologic outcomes were similar for both procedures in recent case-matched studies.

Keyword

Laparoscopy; Hepatectomy; Outcome; Prognosis; Recurrence

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications/pathology/*surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy
Liver Cirrhosis/complications
Liver Neoplasms/pathology/*surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prognosis
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