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Jaime Arthur Pirola Krüger¹, Fabrício Ferreira Coelho¹, Marcos Vinícius Perini¹

¹Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Laparoscopic transthoracic access provides a solution for accessing difficult posterior and superior liver segments during hepatic wedge resections. This technique is beneficial for treating oddly located tumors, especially in patients with prior abdominal surgeries.

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Area of Science:

Hepatobiliary surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Surgical techniques

Background:

Minimally invasive laparoscopic liver surgery is increasingly common.
Anterior and lateral liver segments are readily accessible laparoscopically.
Posterior and superior segments present technical challenges for laparoscopic access.

Observation:

This study describes the technique for laparoscopic transthoracic access.
The procedure involves a hepatic wedge resection on segment 8.
This approach facilitates access to challenging liver locations.

Findings:

The transthoracic approach enables laparoscopic access to posterior and superior liver segments.
This technique is feasible for hepatic wedge resections.
It overcomes limitations of standard laparoscopic access.

Implications:

Consider the transthoracic approach for tumors in posterior/superior liver segments.
This technique is valuable for patients with extensive abdominal surgical histories.
It expands the applicability of minimally invasive liver surgery.