Surgical Techniques for Totally Laparoscopic Caudate Lobectomy

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic caudate lobectomy. Background: Caudate lobectomy has been considered as technically difficult because of the deep location of the caudate lobe and its proximity to great vessels. Due to the technical difficulty, laparoscopic caudate lobectomy was not feasible in patients with malignancy in the caudate lobe. Methods: Six consecutive patients with...