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Since the first laparoscopic anatomical hepatectomy, reported by Azagra et al. in 1996 [1], major laparoscopic hepatectomies have become increasingly frequent: in a 2009 world review of almost 3,000 laparoscopic liver resections (LLR), 7% were left hepatectomies [2]. Several studies show the safety and feasibility of major LLR in the hands of surgeons who are expert in both liver and laparoscopic surgery [3, 4]. The Louisville Conference in 2008 established that there is no formal contraindication to minimally invasive surgery of the liver (MISL), even for major hepatectomies, provided that established guidelines are attentively followed [5].
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Calise, F., Atelli, P., Giuliani, A., Scuderi, V., Rocca, A. (2013). Left Hepatectomy: Laparoscopic Approach. In: Calise, F., Casciola, L. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Liver. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2664-3_38
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