Laparoscopic versus open parenchymal preserving liver resections in the posterosuperior segments: a case-matched study.

Mathieu D'HondtEsther TambyIsabelle BoscartSimon TurcotteIsabelle ParmentierHans PottelRéal LapointeSander OvaereFranky VansteenkisteFranck Vandenbroucke-Menu

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)

This study suggests that laparoscopic parenchymal preserving liver resections in the PS segments can be performed with comparable short-term outcomes as similar OLR. The shorter interval to chemotherapy might provide long-term oncologic benefits in patients who underwent LLR.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
squamous cell carcinoma
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
minimally invasive
rectal cancer