Pure laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: a critical assessment and realistic expectations – a propensity score‐based analysis of right and left hemihepatectomies from nine European tertiary referral centers

ConclusionThis multicenter study confirms some associated advantages of laparoscopic left and right hemihepatectomies in malignant and benign conditions highlighting the need for realistic expectations of the minimally invasive approach based on the resected hemiliver and the patients treated.

Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - September 10, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Federica Cipriani, Mohammad Alzoubi, David Fuks, Francesca Ratti, Takayuki Kawai, Giammauro Berardi, Leonid Barkhatov, Panagiotis Lainas, Marcel Van der Poel, Morad Faoury, Marc G. Besselink, Mathieu D ’Hondt, Ibrahim Dagher, Bjorn Edwin, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research