title: Minimally Invasive Hepatic Surgery.
abstract: This review provides an overview of the background and progress that has been made in minimally invasive liver surgery. The essential steps of minimally invasive right and left lobectomy as well as left lateral sectionectomy are reviewed. In addition, existing data regarding the feasibility and oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive hepatic resection for malignancy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5150 Centre Avenue, Suite 414, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ocuin
authors.affiliation: Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Liver Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Kauffman Building, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: tsunga@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsung
mesh_terms: D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
keywords: Hepatectomy; Laparoscopic; Minimally invasive; Resection; Robotic-assisted