ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2020
Comparative analysis of the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic versus open caudate lobe resection.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection of Caudate Lobe: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open in right posterior sectionectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Safety and feasibility for laparoscopic versus open caudate lobe resection: a meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of perioperative and oncologic outcomes of minimally-invasive surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Updates in surgery · 2021Pooled it
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- Laparoscopic Versus Open Caudate Lobe Resection: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparative analysis of the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic and open approaches for right anterior sectionectomy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation for caudate lobe solitary hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score matching study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic anatomical left hemihepatectomy along the middle hepatic vein from the head side approach.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Procedural outcomes of laparoscopic caudate lobe resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2023Review
- External validation of different difficulty scoring systems of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Caudate Lobectomy: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Superselective Transarterial Chemoembolization for Unresectable or "Ablation Unsuitable" Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Caudate Lobe: A Real World, Single-Center Retrospective Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeLaparoscopic hepatectomy has been used widely in liver disease due to its advantages as a minimally invasive surgery. However, laparoscopic caudate lobe resection (LCLR) has been reported rarely. We aimed to investigate the safety and feasibility of LCLR by comparing it with open liver surgery.
methodsA retrospective study was performed including all patients who underwent LCLR and open caudate lobe resection (OCLR) between January 2015 and August 2019. Twenty-two patients were involved in this study and divided into LCLR (n = 10) and OCLR (n = 12) groups based on preoperative imaging, tumor characteristics, and blood and liver function test. Patient demographic data and intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups.
resultsThere were no significant inter-group differences between gender, age, preoperative liver function, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade, and comorbidities (P > 0.05). The LCLR showed significantly less blood loss (50 vs. 300 ml, respectively; P = 0.004), shorter length of hospital stay (15 vs. 16 days, respectively; P = 0.034), and shorter operative time (216.50 vs. 372.78 min, respectively; P = 0.012) than OCLR, but hospital expenses (5.02 vs. 6.50 WanRMB, respectively; P = 0.208) showed no statistical difference between groups. There was no statistical difference in postoperative bile leakage (P = 0.54) and wound infection (P = 0.54) between LCLR and OCLR. Neither LCLR nor OCLR resulted in bleeding or liver failure after operation. There were no deaths.
conclusionLCLR is a very useful technology, and it is a feasible choice in selected patients with benign and malignant tumors in the caudate lobe.
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