ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Laparoscopic right hemi-hepatectomy plus total caudate lobectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma via anterior approach with augmented reality navigation: a feasibility study.
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- The Use of Augmented Reality for Navigation in Minimally Invasive Abdominal and Thoracic Soft-Tissue Surgery: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Augmented Reality Implementation in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Future Application in Pulmonary Surgery: A Systematic Review.Surgical innovation · 2024Pooled it
- An introductory course to improve surgical core competencies of young hepatobiliary surgeon.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Augmented and mixed reality in liver surgery: a comprehensive narrative review of novel clinical implications on cohort studies.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Radical Resection After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma-Emerging Technologies in Comprehensive Treatment Strategies.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy using augmented reality navigation plus ICG fluorescence imaging for hepatolithiasis: a retrospective single-arm cohort study (with video).Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- The Role of 3D Printing and Augmented Reality in the Management of Hepatic Malignancies.Technology in cancer research & treatmentReview
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Abstract
backgroundRight hemi-hepatectomy plus total caudate lobectomy is the appropriate procedure for type IIIa or partial type II pCCA. However, the laparoscopic implementation of this procedure remains technically challenging, especially hilar vascular dissection and en bloc resection of the total caudate lobe. Augmented reality navigation can provide intraoperative navigation to enhance visualization of invisible hilar blood vessels and guide the parenchymal transection plane.
methodsEleven patients who underwent laparoscopic right hemi-hepatectomy plus total caudate lobectomy from January 2021 to January 2023 were enrolled in this study. Augmented reality navigation technology and the anterior approach were utilized in this operation. Routine operative and short-term postoperative outcomes were assessed to evaluate the feasibility of the novel navigation method in this operation.
resultsRight hemi-hepatectomy plus total caudate lobectomy was successfully performed in all 11 enrolled patients. Among the 11 patients, the mean operation time was 454.5 ± 25.0 min and the mean estimated blood loss was 209.1 ± 56.1 ml. Negative surgical margins were achieved in all patients. The postoperative course of all the patients was uneventful, and the mean length of postoperative hospital stay was 10.5 ± 1.2 days.
conclusionLaparoscopic right hemi-hepatectomy plus total caudate lobectomy via the anterior approach may be feasible and safe for pCCA with the assistance of augmented reality navigation.
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