PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY USING LINEAR CUTTER STAPLER: ARE THERE ADVANTAGES?
Marcio Fernandes ChedidPietro Waltrick BrumTomaz de Jesus Maria Grezzana-FilhoRafaela Kathrine da SilvaPedro Funari PereiraAljamir Duarte ChedidCleber Rosito Pinto KruelPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2023)
The use of the linear stapler in hepatectomies was efficient and at lower costs, making it suitable for use whenever EG is not available. The size of the LCS stapler shaft is more suitable for en bloc transection of the left lateral segment of the liver, which is thinner than the right one. Further studies are needed to evaluate the safety of LCS for large liver resections and resections of tumors located in the right hepatic lobe.