Minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery began in 1987 with the first laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. 1, 2 The first laparoscopic liver resection was reported by Reich and …

Laparoscopic liver resections have gained widespread popularity among hepatobiliary
surgeons and is nowadays performed for both standard and more complex hepatectomies …

Background Minimally invasive right posterior sectionectomy (RPS) is a technically
challenging procedure. This study was designed to determine outcomes following robotic …

Objective: To investigate the risk factors for conversion during laparoscopic liver resection
and its effect on patient outcome in a large cohort of patients. Additional analysis of …

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe laparoscopic anatomical parenchymal
sparing liver resections for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and colorectal liver metastases …

Background There is no comparative analysis of the learning curves for robot-assisted and
laparoscopic liver resection. We aimed to compare learning curves in complex robotic and …

Background Laparoscopic resection of posterosuperior (PS) segments of the liver is
hindered by limited visualization and curvilinear resection planes. The aim of this study was …

Background Several studies published mainly from pioneers and early adopters have
documented the evolution of minimally invasive hepatectomy (MIH). However, questions …

Background Minimally invasive liver resection of the posterosuperior region is considered a
challenging procedure due to poor exposure and difficult bleeding control. A robotic …

Surgery has been the mainstay treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Although
the benefits of a laparoscopic approach have been evidenced by several comparative …