ArticleSurgical endoscopy2019
The learning curve in pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: a cumulative sum analysis.
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- From laparoscopy to robotics in living donor hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Learning Curve and Outcomes of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Major Hepatectomy Performed by Fellowship-Trained Surgeons: Cumulative Sum and Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Annals of transplantation · 2026Observational
- Multimodal analysis of the learning curve for pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy in a low-volume transplant center: a comparative cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Cognitive task analysis-based education and expansion of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy for the next generation: a comparative study of surgical outcomes between expert and fellowship-trained surgeons.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Safety and feasibility of pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Chinese guidelines for minimally invasive donor hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation (2024 edition).Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2024Review
- Real-time segmentation of biliary structure in pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Donor body mass index over 30 is no barrier for pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2024Article
- Proceedings of the 28th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2024Article
- Insights from Seoul National University Hospital's experience: a systematic review of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy progression.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2024Review
- Advances in minimally invasive liver surgery.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2024Review
- Risk-Adjusted Assessment of the Learning Curve for Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy for Adult Recipients.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Right Hepatectomy in Living Liver Donors: Graft Weight Discrepancy.Annals of transplantation · 2022Article
- Robotic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Comparative outcomes of pure laparoscopic and open donor right hepatectomy: the first report from a Southeast Asian transplant center.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy: Right Posterior Section Graft.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- Influence of Large Grafts Weighing ≥ 1000 g on Outcome of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Right Hepatectomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic living-donor hepatectomy: Review of its current status.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2021Review
- Anterior approach for pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Review
- Influence of Body Mass Index ≥30 on Pure Laparoscopic Donor Right Hepatectomy.Annals of transplantation · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the use of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) is increasingly common, it remains limited to a few experienced centers and no data on the learning curve are currently available. The aim of this study is to evaluate the learning curve associated with the use of pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy (PLDRH).
methodsData from donors undergoing PLDRH performed by a single surgeon between November 2015 and October 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. The learning curve was evaluated using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method based on duration of surgery.
resultsOf 100 donors evaluated, none required transfusion or conversion to open hepatectomy and no irreversible disability or mortality was reported. The mean operative time was 320.7 ± 51.8 min, and all grafts were successfully transplanted. The CUSUM analysis demonstrated a learning curve of approximately 60 cases of PLDRH. Estimated total liver volume > 1400 cm
conclusionsIn conclusion, PLDRH is a feasible and safe procedure with a learning curve of 65-70 cases.
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