Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer-
related death globally. Hepatocellular carcinoma represents about 90% of primary liver …

Objective: To perform a systematic review of worldwide literature on laparoscopic liver
resections (LLR) and compare short-term outcomes against open liver resections (OLR) by …

Objective: To investigate the long-term outcomes of pure laparoscopic hepatectomy versus
open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with background cirrhosis …

Liver resection (LR) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic liver
disease (CLD) poses a high risk of serious postoperative complications and multicentric …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver neoplasm and one of the
most common causes of death in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In parallel with …

Recent experiments have evidenced sub-nanometer resolution in plasmonic-enhanced
probe spectroscopy. Such a high resolution cannot be simply explained using the commonly …

Objective To evaluate the effect of three-dimensional (3D) visualization on operative
performance during elective laparoscopic liver resection (LLR). Background Major …

Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been progressively developed along the past two
decades. Despite initial skepticism, improved operative results made laparoscopic approach …

Objective: To compare both incidence and types of postoperative pulmonary complications
(PPCs) between laparoscopic major hepatectomy (LMH) and open major hepatectomy …

Minimally invasive surgery for liver resections has a defined role and represents an
accepted alternative to open techniques for selected cases. Robotic technology can …