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Laparoscopic Liver Mobilization: Tricks of the Trade to Avoid Complications

Laparoscopic liver resection is gaining popularity because of the availability of new laparoscopic instruments and advanced techniques. Laparoscopic liver mobilization is not only necessary for pure laparoscopic liver resection but also for laparoscopy-assisted hepatectomy. Laparoscopy-assisted hepa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ikoma, Naruhiko, Itano, Osamu, Oshima, Go, Kitagawa, Yuko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25370795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLE.0000000000000108
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Sumario:Laparoscopic liver resection is gaining popularity because of the availability of new laparoscopic instruments and advanced techniques. Laparoscopic liver mobilization is not only necessary for pure laparoscopic liver resection but also for laparoscopy-assisted hepatectomy. Laparoscopy-assisted hepatectomy significantly reduces the length of the laparotomy incision, and it is a good educational transition to the more advanced laparoscopic liver resection. Laparoscopic liver mobilization is a simple and easy procedure if surgeons know what challenges to expect. Here, the technique of liver mobilization is summarized, along with those challenges.