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Modified Laparoscopic Anatomic Hepatectomy: Two-Surgeon Technique Combined with the Simple Extracorporeal Pringle Maneuver
Published on: June 16, 2023
24 Hours or Less Stay After Laparoscopic Minor Hepatectomy
Justus Philip1, Nic Miller1, Andrei Cocieru1,2
1428875 Department of Surgery, Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH, USA.
Background:
Laparoscopic liver resections can result in decreased length of stay. We looked at our hospital experience with 24 hours or less stay after minor laparoscopic liver resections.
Methods:
Patients who underwent laparoscopic minor hepatectomy (less than 3 hepatic segments resection) and stayed 24 hours or less in the hospital were selected from prospectively kept hepatobiliary surgery database. All were managed according to the established enhanced recovery after surgery protocol.
Results:
14 cases were identified and included 3 bisegmentectomies and 11 segmental resections. Length of surgery was between 29 and 210 minutes (median 80.5 minutes), and median blood loss was 50 cc (range 20-400 cc). 4 patients were discharged home the same day with 10 staying overnight.
Conclusions:
Selected group of patients undergoing minor laparoscopic hepatectomy can be discharged home the same day or less than 24 hours after surgery.
