ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022
Technical feasibility and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic isolated caudate lobe resection: an IgoMILS (Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery) registry-based study.
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- Hepatic venous plexuses on the right border of the caudate lobe against the right liver in a liver cast.Global health & medicine · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic Versus Open Caudate Lobe Resection: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Procedural outcomes of laparoscopic caudate lobe resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2023Review
- Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection versus open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center 10-year experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Caudate Lobectomy: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Laparoscopic Caudal Approach of the Inferior Vena Cava for Isolated Segment 1 Liver Resection.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough isolated caudate lobe (CL) liver resection is not a contraindication for minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS), feasibility and safety of the procedure are still poorly investigated. To address this gap, we evaluate data on the Italian prospective maintained database on laparoscopic liver surgery (IgoMILS) and compare outcomes between MILS and open group.
methodsPerioperative data of patients with malignancies, as colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), non-colorectal liver metastases (NCRLM) and benign liver disease, were retrospectively analyzed. A propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to balance the potential selection bias for MILS and open group.
resultsA total of 224 patients were included in the study, 47 and 177 patients underwent MILS and open isolated CL resection, respectively. The overall complication rate was comparable between the two groups; however, severe complication rate (Dindo-Clavien grade ≥ 3) was lower in the MILS group (0% versus 6.8%, P = ns). In-hospital mortality was 0% in both groups and mean hospital stay was significantly shorter in the MILS group (P = 0.01). After selection of 42 MILS and 43 open CL resections by PSM analysis, intraoperative and postoperative outcomes remained similar except for the hospital stay which was not significantly shorter in MILS group.
conclusionsThis multi-institutional cohort study shows that MILS CL resection is feasible and safe. The surgical procedure can be technically demanding compared to open resection, whereas good perioperative outcomes can be achieved in highly selected patients.
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