Long-term oncological outcomes after laparoscopic parenchyma-sparing redo liver resections for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a European multi-center study.

Background: Laparoscopic redo resections for colorectal metastases are poorly investigated. This study aims to explore long-term results after second, third, and fourth resections.

Material And Methods: Prospectively updated databases of primary and redo laparoscopic liver resections in six European HPB centers were analyzed.

Evolution of laparoscopic liver surgery: 20-year experience of a Norwegian high-volume referral center.

Background: Laparoscopic liver surgery has evolved to become a standard surgical approach in many specialized centers worldwide. In this study we present the evolution of laparoscopic liver surgery at a single high-volume referral center since its introduction in 1998.

Methods: Patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) between August 1998 and December 2018 at the Oslo University Hospital were analyzed.

Impact of resection margins for colorectal liver metastases in laparoscopic and open liver resection: a propensity score analysis.

Background: There is no clear consensus over the optimal width of resection margin for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), with evolving definitions alongside the advances on the management of the disease. In addition, data on the impact of resection margin after laparoscopic liver resection are still scarce.

Methods: Prospectively maintained databases of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic CRLM resection in 7 European tertiary hepatobiliary referral centres were reviewed.

Pure laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: a critical assessment and realistic expectations - a propensity score-based analysis of right and left hemihepatectomies from nine European tertiary referral centers.

Introduction: A stronger evidence level is needed to confirm the benefits and limits of laparoscopic hemihepatectomies.

Methods: Laparoscopic and open hemihepatectomies from nine European referral centers were compared after propensity score matching (right and left hemihepatectomies separately, and benign and malignant diseases sub-analyses).

Results: Five hundred and forty-five laparoscopic hemihepatectomies were compared with 545 open.

Quality of life from a randomized trial of laparoscopic or open liver resection for colorectal liver metastases.

Background: Most treatments for cancer cause a decline in patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Limiting this decline is a universal goal for healthcare providers. Using minimally invasive instead of open surgical techniques might be one way to achieve this.