title: Laparoscopic segment VI liver resection using a left lateral decubitus position: a personal modified technique.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic technique for lesions located in the left liver is well described in the literature. On the contrary, the best laparoscopic approach for lesions located in the right liver, such as in segment VI, is still debated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this article, we provide a detailed description of a laparoscopic segment VI liver resection using a left lateral decubitus position with the right side up, facilitated by a personal technique. We also discuss potential advantages and disadvantages of this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, S.M. Loreto Nuovo Hospital, Via A. Vespucci, 80142, Naples, Italy. chirurgia.loretonuovo@tin.it
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cioffi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Limongelli
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D016896:Treatment Outcome