Dorsal vs ventral approach to the middle hepatic vein during laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy: multicenter retrospective observational study.
Masaki UenoHiroya IidaKoji KomedaHisashi KosakaFumitoshi HirokawaShinya HayamiHaruki MoriMasaki KaiboriHiroki YamauePublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
The dorsal approach could achieve safe and precise anatomical left hemihepatectomy with operation time and operative blood loss comparable to the conventional ventral approach.