Background Minimally invasive hepatectomy (MIH) has become an important option for the
treatment of various liver tumours. A major concern is the learning curve required. The aim of …

Background Minimally invasive techniques have increasingly found their way into liver
surgery in recent years. A multitude of mostly retrospective analyses suggests several …

Objective: To evaluate the complication-based learning curve and identify learning-
associated complications of robotic gastrectomy. Summary Background Data: With the …

Objective: The Expert Consensus Guidelines initiative on MIDH for LDLT was organized with
the goal of safe implementation and development of these complex techniques with donor …

Living donation in many countries is the main resource of organs. Healthy, volunteering
individuals deserve the highest safety standards possible in addition to the least invasive …

Objective: The aim was to analyze the learning curves of minimal invasive liver surgery
(MILS) and propose standardized reporting. Background: MILS offers benefits compared …

Introduction Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) is one of the most technically
challenging surgical procedures, involving complicated dissection and reconstruction …

Background Laparoscopic liver resection demands expertise and a long learning curve.
Resection of the posterosuperior segments is challenging, and there are no data on the …

The application of the minimally invasive approach has shown to be safe and effective for
liver surgery and is in constant growth. The indications for laparoscopic surgery are steadily …

Background Over the past two decades robotic surgery has been introduced to many areas
including liver surgery. Laparoscopic liver surgery is an alternative minimally invasive …