Minimally invasive anatomic liver resection: Results of a survey of world experts

Mamoru Morimoto, Kazuteru Monden, Taiga Wakabayashi, Naoto Gotohda, Yuta Abe, Goro Honda, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Takeshi Aoki, Horacio J. Asbun, Giammauro Berardi, Albert C.Y. Chan, Rawisak Chanwat, Kuo Hsin Chen, Yajin Chen, Daniel Cherqui, Tan To Cheung, Ruben Ciria, David Fuks, David A. Geller, Ho Seong HanKiyoshi Hasegawa, Etsuro Hatano, Osamu Itano, Yukio Iwashita, Hironori Kaneko, Yutaro Kato, Ji Hoon Kim, Rong Liu, Santiago López-Ben, Fernando Rotellar, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Sugioka, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Keiichi Akahoshi, Felipe Alconchel, Shunichi Ariizumi, Andrea Benedetti Cacciaguerra, Manuel Durán, Alain García Vázquez, Nicolas Golse, Yoshihiro Miyasaka, Yasuhisa Mori, Satoshi Ogiso, Chikara Shirata, Federico Tomassini, Takeshi Urade, Hitoe Nishino, Filipe Kunzler, Shingo Kozono, Hiroaki Osakabe, Chie Takishita, Daisuke Ban, Taizo Hibi, Norihiro Kokudo, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Yuichi Nagakawa, Takao Ohtsuka, Minoru Tanabe, Masafumi Nakamura, Masakazu Yamamoto, Akihiko Tsuchida, Go Wakabayashi

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Abstract

Background: Although the number of minimally invasive liver resections (MILRs) has been steadily increasing in many institutions, minimally invasive anatomic liver resection (MIALR) remains a complicated procedure that has not been standardized. We present the results of a survey among expert liver surgeons as a benchmark for standardizing MIALR. Method: We administered this survey to 34 expert liver surgeons who routinely perform MIALR. The survey contained questions on personal experience with liver resection, inflow/outflow control methods, and identification techniques of intersegmental/sectional planes (IPs). Results: All 34 participants completed the survey; 24 experts (70%) had more than 11 years of experience with MILR, and over 80% of experts had performed over 100 open resections and MILRs each. Regarding the methods used for laparoscopic or robotic anatomic resection, the Glissonean approach (GA) was a more frequent procedure than the hilar approach (HA). Although hepatic veins were considered essential landmarks, the exposure methods varied. The top three techniques that the experts recommended for identifying IPs were creating a demarcation line, indocyanine green negative staining method, and intraoperative ultrasound. Conclusion: Minimally invasive anatomic liver resection remains a challenging procedure; however, a certain degree of consensus exists among expert liver surgeons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-40
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Hepatology

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