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ArticleUpdates in surgery2025

Safety and feasibility of pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy.

Sang-Hoon Kim, Ki-Hun Kim, Fernando Rotellar, Daniel Aliseda

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Sang-Hoon KimDivision of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-1816
Ki-Hun KimDivision of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Korea. khkim620@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4016-0995
Fernando RotellarHPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6557-0712
Daniel AlisedaHPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-6069

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Abstract

Pure laparoscopic living-donor right hepatectomy (PLDRH) has emerged as a significant advancement in liver transplantation, offering reduced donor morbidity and improved recovery times. However, PLDRH is still performed in only a limited number of centers. This retrospective study reports on the outcomes of 215 living donors who underwent PLDRH at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea between November 2014 and December 2021. We reviewed donor and recipient demographics and anatomical characteristics of the donor grafts. Donor complications were classified and evaluated based on the Clavien-Dindo classification. The incidence of early donor complications within 30 days of surgery was 0.9% (n = 3), with minor complications in 0.3% (n = 1) patients and major complications in 0.6% (n = 2). No biliary complications were observed and no late complications had been reported by 30 days after surgery. The mean length of postoperative hospital stay was 7.2 days. PLDRH was a safe and feasible surgical technique characterized by a low complication rate and short hospital stays. PLDRH has the potential to become the standard procedure for the retrieval of right liver grafts from living donors.

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HepatectomyLaparoscopyLiver TransplantationLiving DonorsTissue and Organ HarvestingAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultLaparoscopic donor right hepatectomyLiver transplantLiving donors

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