Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Hepatectomy Including the Middle Hepatic Vein for Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Suk Kyun Hong, Kyung‐Suk Suh, Kyung Ae Kim, Jeong‐Moo Lee, Jae‐Hyung Cho, Nam‐Joon Yi, Kwang‐Woong Lee – 5 December 2019 – Pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) has become increasingly accepted in the era of minimally invasive surgeries. However, the outcomes of pure laparoscopic donor left hepatectomy (PLDLH) are relatively less known than for left lateral sectionectomy or right hepatectomy. This study aimed to report our experience with and the outcomes of PLDLH including the middle hepatic vein (MHV) and to compare these outcomes with conventional donor left hepatectomy (CDLH).