INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic right hepatectomy remains a challenge for liver surgeons. This video illustrates, step by step, a standardized technique for laparoscopic right hepatectomy with selective vascular exclusion. METHODS: The main steps of this totally laparoscopic technique are: extraparenchymal control of vascular inflow, extraparenchymal division of the right hepatic duct, complete mobilization of the right liver, control and division of the right hepatic vein, and parenchymal transection. RESULTS: The duration of surgery was 280 min, and the blood loss was 100 ml. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the length of stay was 7 days. CONCLUSION: This technique has been proven to be safe and easily reproducible in hands of surgeons with expertise in both liver and laparoscopic surgery.
INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic right hepatectomy remains a challenge for liver surgeons. This video illustrates, step by step, a standardized technique for laparoscopic right hepatectomy with selective vascular exclusion. METHODS: The main steps of this totally laparoscopic technique are: extraparenchymal control of vascular inflow, extraparenchymal division of the right hepatic duct, complete mobilization of the right liver, control and division of the right hepatic vein, and parenchymal transection. RESULTS: The duration of surgery was 280 min, and the blood loss was 100 ml. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the length of stay was 7 days. CONCLUSION: This technique has been proven to be safe and easily reproducible in hands of surgeons with expertise in both liver and laparoscopic surgery.