title: Laparoscopic liver resection--current update.
abstract: An increasing number of studies are reporting the outcomes and benefits of laparoscopic liver resection. This article reviews the literature with emphasis on a recent consensus conference on laparoscopic liver resection in 2008, the learning curve for laparoscopic liver surgery, laparoscopic major hepatectomies, oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer liver metastases, and the comparative benefits of laparoscopic versus open liver resection. Current evidence suggests that minimally invasive hepatic resection is safe and feasible with short-term benefits, no economic disadvantage, and no compromise to oncologic principles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Starzl Transplant Institute, UPMC Liver Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3459 Fifth Avenue, UPMC Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin Tri
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Geller
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*