Total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2006 Jun;16(3):274-7. doi: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.274.

Abstract

A 57-year-old man presented with a liver mass that had been detected on physical examination. The abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a 5-cm single nodular hepatoma located in segments 6 and 7. A total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy was performed for this lesion. The anatomical demarcation of the posterior section was possible with selective control of a Glissonian pedicle to that section. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 13 without complications. The postoperative pathology confirmed a hepatocellular carcinoma with a 1-cm free resection margin. The patient had no evidence of recurrence at 12-month follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of total laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy in segments 6 and 7.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed