ReviewLangenbeck's archives of surgery2020
Laparoscopic liver resection: indications, limitations, and economic aspects.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Analgesic efficacy of multiple regional nerve block techniques in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing Open, Laparoscopic and Robotic Liver Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer-A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: does side matter? A post-hoc analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Healthcare Utilization, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic and Open Hemihepatectomy: A Secondary Analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS Randomized Controlled, Phase 3, Superiority Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Trial
- Application of indocyanine green fluorescence-guided laparoscopic hepatectomy in patients with liver metastases: a retrospective single‑center study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic versus open minor liver resections of colorectal cancer liver metastases in a state at war: A prospective cohort study.Surgery open science · 2026Article
- Short- and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic and open liver resection for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma patients: a propensity score-matched study.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Deep learning-based system to predict hepatocellular carcinoma resection volume using contrast-enhanced CT.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Liver Resection: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology (IPSO) Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Guidelines.Ecancermedicalscience · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for large (≥ 5 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: a multicenter propensity score-matched study.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Which technical difficulty score can best predict postoperative outcomes after minimally invasive liver resections?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- The application of augmented reality in robotic general surgery: A mini-review.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Review
- The role of the minimally invasive surgery in the management of paediatric liver tumours.Ecancermedicalscience · 2025Article
- Preoperative predictors of unplanned conversion in laparoscopic liver resection: a multicenter cohort analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Application of a self-made liver suspension device in 3D laparoscopic non-anatomical resection of liver segment VI and VII tumors.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Combining occlusion of the right hepatic vein with the Pringle maneuver in laparoscopic anatomic right posterior liver resection.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
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- Essential updates 2022/2023: A review of current topics in robotic hepatectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMinimally invasive techniques have increasingly found their way into liver surgery in recent years. A multitude of mostly retrospective analyses suggests several advantages of laparoscopic over open liver surgery. Due to the speed and variety of simultaneous technical and strategic developments, it is difficult to maintain an overview of the current status and perspectives in laparoscopic liver surgery. PURPOSE: This review highlights up-to-date aspects in laparoscopic liver surgery. We discuss established indications with regard to their development over time as well as continuing limitations of applied techniques. We give an assessment based on the current literature and according to our own center experiences, not least with regard to a highly topical cost discussion.
conclusionsWhile in the beginning mainly benign tumors were laparoscopically operated on, liver metastasis and hepatocellular carcinoma are now among the most frequent indications. Technical limitations remain and should be evaluated with the overall aim not to endanger quality standards in open surgery. Financial aspects cannot be neglected with the necessity of cost-covering reimbursement.
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