Pure laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy in living donors: from innovation to development in France

• Published in: Annals of surgery Vol. 261; no. 3; p. 506
• Main Authors: Scatton, Olivier, Katsanos, Georgios, Boillot, Olivier, Goumard, Claire, Bernard, Denis, Stenard, Fabien, Perdigao, Fabiano, Soubrane, Olivier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Diffusion of Innovation; Female; France; Hepatectomy - methods; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Liver Transplantation; Living Donors; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Safety; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; France

In this study, we report the results obtained from 70 living donors in France. Left lateral sectionectomy for pediatric live donor liver transplantation is a well-standardized surgical procedure. Our team introduced the laparoscopic approach to live donation in 2002, and the reproducibility and safe...