Laparoscopic Access Reduces Risks in Right Lobe Liver Tumor Surgery

Laparoscopic retroperitoneal partial hepatectomy offers a safer approach for deep right lobe liver tumors.

  • Complete success in 72 patients; conversion to open surgery in 10 cases.
  • Mean operative time of 140 minutes, with only 150 ml blood loss; average hospital stay was 8.3 days.

This technique leads to faster recoveries with fewer complications, making it a game changer for surgeons dealing with challenging liver tumors.

  • Normal liver function restored within two weeks for all patients; minimal complications like pleural effusion were manageable.

Journal Article by Fei ZH, Duan XF (…) Sun ZW et 3 al. in World J Hepatol

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