title: Laparoscopic surgery of postero-lateral segments: a comparison between transthoracic and abdominal approach.
abstract: Lesions located in the postero-lateral part of the liver (segments 6 and 7) have been considered as poor candidates for a laparoscopic liver resection due to the limited visualization and difficulty in bleeding control. Although no comparison has been done between transthoracic and abdominal resection of tumors located in the postero-lateral segments, we propose a description of these different strategies, specifying the benefits as well as the disadvantages of the various approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Disease, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Université Paris-Descartes, 42 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France, david.fuks@imm.fr.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuks
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gayet
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome