Hepatic Vein-Guided Approach in Laparoscopic Anatomic Liver Resection of the Ventral and Dorsal Parts of Segment 8

Laparoscopic ventral and dorsal segmentectomies 8 are an option for parenchymal-sparing liver resection. However, laparoscopic anatomic posterosuperior liver segment resection is technically demanding because of its deep location and the many variations in the segment 8 Glissonean pedicle (G8). In this study, we describe a hepatic vein-guided approach (HVGA) to overcome these limitations. For ventral segmentectomy 8, liver parenchymal transection was initiated at the ventral side of the middle hepatic vein (MHV) and continued exposing it toward the periphery. The G8 ventral branch (G8vent) was identified on the right side of the MHV. Following G8vent dissection, liver parenchymal transection was completed by connecting the demarcation line and G8vent stump. For dorsal segmentectomy 8, the anterior fissure vein (AFV) was exposed peripherally. The G8 dorsal branch (G8dor) was identified on the right side of the AFV. Following G8dor dissection, the right hepatic vein (RHV) was exposed from the root. Liver parenchymal transection was completed by connecting the demarcation line and RHV. Between April 2016 and December 2022, we performed laparoscopic ventral and dorsal segmentectomy 8 in fourteen patients. No complications (Clavien–Dindo classification, Grade ≥ IIIa) were observed. An HVGA is feasible and useful for standardizing safe laparoscopic ventral and dorsal segmentectomies 8.