ArticleSurgical endoscopy2012
Extending the limitations of liver surgery: outcomes of initial human experience in a high-volume center performing single-port laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Is Single-Incision Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Safe and Efficient for the Treatment of Malignant Hepatic Tumors? A Systematic Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2020Pooled it
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- Long-term outcomes of single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective comparative analysis.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2024Article
- Trends in Minimally Invasive Approaches for Liver Resections-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Standardized single-incision plus one-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy: a safe alternative to the conventional procedure.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of conventional versus single port laparoscopy for surgical treatment of gynecological diseases: a pilot study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2022Article
- Long-term and short-term surgical outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic hepatectomy on anterolateral liver segments.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Highlights of the Third Expert Forum of Asia-Pacific Laparoscopic Hepatectomy; Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA) Visionary Summit 2017.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2018Article
- Clinical advantages of single port laparoscopic hepatectomy.World journal of gastroenterology · 2018Article
- Long-Term Outcome of Liver Resection Versus Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Region Where Living Donation is a Main Source.Annals of transplantation · 2017Article
- Single-Port Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Largest Turkish Experience.The Indian journal of surgery · 2017Article
- Robotic-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy: Analysis of Surgical Outcomes and Costs by a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2017Article
- Application of stapling devices in liver surgery: Current status and future prospects.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Review
- Single port laparoscopic liver surgery: A minireview.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2016Review
- The Role of the Single Incision Laparoscopic Approach in Liver and Pancreatic Resectional Surgery.Minimally invasive surgery · 2016Review
- Clinical significance of single-port laparoscopic splenectomy: comparison of single-port and multiport laparoscopic procedure.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2015Article
- Transumbilical glove port: A cost-effective method for single-incision laparoscopic hepatectomy.SAGE open medical case reports · 2015Article
- Single incision laparoscopic liver resection (SILL) - a systematic review.GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW · 2015Review
- Single port laparoscopy in gastroenterology and hepatology: a fine step forward.World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundSingle-port laparoscopic surgery is slowly but steadily gaining popularity among surgeons performing minimally invasive abdominal surgeries. The aim of the present study is to assess our initial experience with single-port laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
methodsBetween March 2009 and April 2011, 24 patients underwent single-port laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Of these, 13 were laparoscopic segmentectomies, 4 were laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomies, 1 was a right hepatectomy, 1 was a left hepatectomy, and 4 were nonanatomical resections.
resultsMedian operating time and blood loss were 205 min (95-545 min) and 500 ml (100-2,500 ml), respectively. Two procedures were converted to multiport laparoscopic hepatectomy due to instrument length limitations, and four were converted to open surgery. There were no serious intraoperative or postoperative complications in this series. Median postoperative stay was 8.5 days (5-16 days).
conclusionsAlthough the procedure requires a lot of technical expertise added to the skill of liver surgery, single-port laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma seems a feasible approach in a variety of well-selected cases. In spite of the demanding nature of the procedure and the requirement of better instrumentation for single-port laparoscopic surgery, the results seem to compare favorably with conventional laparoscopic surgery and open surgery.
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