[Laparoscopic surgery of benign liver tumours]

273 patients underwent elective surgical treatment for benign liver lesions at the 1st Surgical Department of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary between 2004 and 2014. Laparoscopic (LAP) interventions were performed in 83 cases. Cyst fenestration in 52, and hepatic resection in 31 cases. LAP liver resections were set against to open surgery of paired group of patients with comparable demographic and clinical parameters. Data revealed that the operative time in LAP group (113.7 min) was significantly longer than that in the open surgery group (89.5 min). The average postoperative length of hospital stay was shorter after LAP surgery (5.8 vs 9.1 days). There was no postoperative complication in the LAP group, two wound infections and one biliary collection were treated by ultrasonic drainage in the open group. Three patients were given blood transfusion in the LAP, four in the open group. Operative mortality was zero, and no reoperation required. The surgical technique which is described in detail in the text enables safe resection of segments 7-8 which are difficult to approach. Our data support the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection after adequate preoperative investigations.