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Digestive Disease Interventions 2022; 06(01): 041-045
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1742153
Review Article

Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Surgical Techniques

Brittany G. Sullivan
1   Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
,
Ronald Wolf
1   Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
,
Zeljka Jutric 
1   Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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Abstract

Laparoscopic liver resection has evolved from a technique to remove small anterior liver lesions with smaller incisions to a major method for the performance of almost every type of liver resection.

Keywords

liver resection - minimally invasive - robotic - laparoscopic


Publication History

Received: 26 November 2021

Accepted: 06 December 2021

Article published online:
11 January 2022

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