Of the 43 liver resections performed in our institution between July 2002 and October 2006, 20 patients met the inclusion criteria for this study with 10 laparoscopic and 10 open left lateral ...

Prognostic implication of intraoperative radiotherapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer. Background: Recent reports demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection for patients with ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver resection appears adequate to support the use of this procedure, provided that the normal arrangements are in place for consent, audit ...

Hand-assisted laparoscopic liver surgery, a newly developed technique based on an innovative concept, has proved useful and safe for a variety of less invasive hepatectomies. Radiofrequency-assisted ...

To compare outcomes after laparoscopic versus open major liver resection (hemihepatectomy) mainly for primary or metastatic cancer. The primary outcome measure was time to functional recovery.

Surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced that its surgical department successfully completed the first laparoscopic liver resection in the hospital’s history, ...

This study echoes the growing body of evidence demonstrating that a laparoscopic approach to liver surgery provides tangible benefits to both patient and hospital. As surgical skill develops it is ...

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic liver resection. This involves making small incisions (keyhole surgery) to remove the parts of the liver that are benign or cancerous. Interventional ...