Laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy.
10.14701/kjhbps.2012.16.2.47
- Author:
Ki Hun KIM
1
;
Young Dong YU
;
Dong Hwan JUNG
;
Tae Yong HA
;
Gi Won SONG
;
Gil Chun PARK
;
Shin HWANG
;
Sung Gyu LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. khkim620@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic surgery;
Laparoscopy-assisted surgery;
Donor hepatectomy;
Living donor liver transplantation
- MeSH:
Hepatectomy;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Liver;
Liver Transplantation;
Living Donors;
Tissue Donors;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2012;16(2):47-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Shortage of deceased donor organs led to establishment of living donor liver transplantation. Recent reports have strongly suggested that laparoscopic approach should be the gold standard for lesions in the left lateral section. Laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy was first described in 2002. Subsequently, laparoscopic procurement of left lateral sections was shown to be safe and reproducible, resulting in grafts similar to those obtained with open surgery. In 2006, laparoscopy-assisted right lobe donor hepatectomy was reported. To date, however, only a small number of liver transplant centers have performed laparoscopic donor hepatectomy because the procedure can be performed only by surgical teams with extensive expertise in performing both minimally invasive surgery on the liver and liver transplantation with partial and living donor liver grafts. Herein, we describe the details of laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy including total laparoscopic surgery and laparoscopy-assisted surgery.
