Laparoscopic Caudate Hepatectomy for a Recurrent Tumor Behind the Vena Cava After Multiple Open Hepatectomies (With Video).

Jungo YasudaKoichiro HarukiToru Ikegami

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

The laparoscopic approach using specialized laparoscopic instruments is feasible for a tumor located in the caudate lobe behind the IVC, even in patients with a history of multiple open hepatectomies.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
vena cava
minimally invasive
inferior vena cava
palliative care
patient reported outcomes