Sub ‐classification of laparoscopic left hepatectomy based on hierarchic interaction of tumor location and size with perioperative outcomes
ConclusionL-LH for tumors that are>40mm in diameter and located in PS Segment 4a are associated with the highest degree of technical difficulty. However, post-operative outcomes were not different from L-LH of smaller tumours located in PS segments, or tumors located in the antero-lateral segments.
Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Andrea Ruzzenente,
Bernardo Dalla Valle,
Edoardo Poletto,
Nicholas L. Syn,
Tousif Kabir,
Atsushi Sugioka,
Federica Cipriani,
Daniel Cherqui,
Ho ‐Seong Han,
Thomas Armstrong,
Tran Cong Duy Long,
Olivier Scatton,
Paolo Herman,
Johann Pratschk Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research