title: Laparoscopy-assisted hepatic lobectomy using hilar Glissonean pedicle transection.
abstract: Although many reports have described laparoscopic minor liver resections, major hepatic resection, including right or left lobectomy, has not been widely developed because of technical difficulties. This article describes a new technique for performing laparoscopy-assisted right or left hepatic lobectomy using hilar Glissonean pedicle transection. Laparoscopic mobilization of the right or left hepatic lobe is performed, including dissection of the round, faliciform, triangular, and coronary ligaments. The right or left Glissonean pedicle is encircled and divided laparoscopically. A parenchymal dissection is then performed though the upper median or right subcostal incision, through which the resected liver is removed. We successfully performed this procedure in 6 patients without blood transfusion or serious complications. Laparoscopy-assisted hepatic lobectomy using hilar Glissonean pedicle transection can be feasible and safe in highly selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital, 666-2 Nitonachou, Chuouku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan. acho@chiba-cc.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kainuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Souda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gunji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nojima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okazumi
mesh_terms: D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*