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Pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: perspectives in manipulating a flexible scope

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Background

Interest in pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) is increasing worldwide with the donor’s cosmetic demands and improvements in surgical techniques. Efficient manipulation of flexible scope is mandatory for successful PLDH, especially in right hepatectomy which requires more mobilization. This study provides guidelines on how to manipulate optimally a flexible scope.

Methods

Data from 158 donors who underwent pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy (PLDRH) between November 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

None of the donors required transfusion, conversion to open hepatectomy, or experienced any irreversible disabilities or mortalities. Three types of laparoscopic view provided by the flexible scope, which are bird’s eye view, low angle view, and lateral view, were applied to each step of the procedure.

Conclusions

PLDRH can be successfully performed with maximizing visibility given by the tips and pitfalls in manipulating the flexible scope.

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Abbreviations

PLDRH:

Pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy

IVC:

Inferior vena cava

CUSA:

Cavitron ultrasonic aspirator

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  1. Suk Kyun Hong and Eunhye Shin contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea

    Suk Kyun Hong, Eunhye Shin, Kwang-Woong Lee, Jeong-Moo Lee, Jae-Hyung Cho, Nam-Joon Yi & Kyung-Suk Suh

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University Medical College, Seoul, South Korea

    Kyung Chul Yoon

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SKH and K-WL: participated in study design. SKH, ES, K-WL, KCY, J-ML, J-HC, N-JY, and K-SS: performed the research. SKH, ES, and W-WL: analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Kwang-Woong Lee.

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Suk Kyun Hong, Eunhye Shin, Kwang-Woong Lee, Kyung Chul Yoon, Jeong-Moo Lee, Jae-Hyung Cho, Nam-Joon Yi, and Kyung-Suk Suh have no conflicts of interest.

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Hong, S.K., Shin, E., Lee, KW. et al. Pure laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy: perspectives in manipulating a flexible scope. Surg Endosc 33, 1667–1673 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-6594-1

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