title: Total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: A 57-year-old man presented with a liver mass that had been detected on physical examination. The abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a 5-cm single nodular hepatoma located in segments 6 and 7. A total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy was performed for this lesion. The anatomical demarcation of the posterior section was possible with selective control of a Glissonian pedicle to that section. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 13 without complications. The postoperative pathology confirmed a hepatocellular carcinoma with a 1-cm free resection margin. The patient had no evidence of recurrence at 12-month follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy in segments 6 and 7.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Ho-Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yoo Shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Kyung-Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Sun-Whe
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kuhn Uk
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong-Hyun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed