title: [Primary experience of the anatomical laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy procedure for benign and malignant liver tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility, safety and outcome of anatomical laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy for benign and malignant liver tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  From April 2005 to May 2008, 11 patients (7 male, 4 female; mean age 51.7 years) underwent anatomical laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy. Four patients presented with hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis, while 1 patient had metastatic liver tumors from postoperatively colon cancer, five patients had hemangioma (2 cases with gallstones underwent cholecystectomy), 1 patient had a huge symptomatic angiolipoleiomyoma. Mean tumor size was 5.8 cm (range 2.1 to 12.0 cm). All the lesions were localized in the anatomical left lateral lobe (segments II to III).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean operative time was 147 min (range 120 to 180 min). There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications, and blood transfusions were not required. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 5.9 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anatomical laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy are feasible and safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. wang.lu@zs-hospital.sh.cn
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Lun-xiu
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Hui-chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qing-hai
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jin-cai
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dou-sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xiao-ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
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authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhao-you
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authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome