BACKGROUND: Minimal access surgery is moving toward reduced size and fewer ports. The aim of this article is to describe our experience with the intrahepatic Glissonian approach for single-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We have performed this procedure on 8 consecutive patients. A transumbilical incision is performed, and a single-incision platform is introduced. The operation begins with ultrasound examination of the liver. Intrahepatic Glissonian access of the portal pedicle from segments 2 and 3 is performed, and the pedicle is divided with a stapler. The liver is transected, and the left hepatic vein is divided with a stapler. A surgical specimen is retrieved through the single umbilical incision. No drains are left in place. RESULTS: The median operative time was 68 minutes, and there was minimal bleeding. The median hospital stay was 1 day. Six patients were operated on for liver adenoma. There was no morbidity or mortality. During follow-up (median, 12 months), no patient developed incisional hernia. The cosmetic appearance of the incision was excellent in all cases. CONCLUSIONS: Single-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy is feasible and can be safely performed in specialized centers.
BACKGROUND: Minimal access surgery is moving toward reduced size and fewer ports. The aim of this article is to describe our experience with the intrahepatic Glissonian approach for single-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We have performed this procedure on 8 consecutive patients. A transumbilical incision is performed, and a single-incision platform is introduced. The operation begins with ultrasound examination of the liver. Intrahepatic Glissonian access of the portal pedicle from segments 2 and 3 is performed, and the pedicle is divided with a stapler. The liver is transected, and the left hepatic vein is divided with a stapler. A surgical specimen is retrieved through the single umbilical incision. No drains are left in place. RESULTS: The median operative time was 68 minutes, and there was minimal bleeding. The median hospital stay was 1 day. Six patients were operated on for liver adenoma. There was no morbidity or mortality. During follow-up (median, 12 months), no patient developed incisional hernia. The cosmetic appearance of the incision was excellent in all cases. CONCLUSIONS: Single-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy is feasible and can be safely performed in specialized centers.
Authors: Demetrios Moris; Amir A Rahnemai-Azar; Diamantis I Tsilimigras; Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos; Hugo P Marques; Eleftherios Spartalis; Evangelos Felekouras; Timothy M Pawlik Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2017-11-03 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: Christian Benzing; Felix Krenzien; Georgi Atanasov; Daniel Seehofer; Robert Sucher; Ricardo Zorron; Johann Pratschke; Moritz Schmelzle Journal: GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW Date: 2015-12-15