RT Journal
A1 Wolfgang CL
T1 LAparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma—invited critique
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2009
FD February 1
VO 144
IS 2
SP 148
OP 148
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2008.535
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2008.535
AB 
Numerous reports have documented the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic liver resection for select patients. As the assessment of this approach matures, medium- and long-term outcomes have begun to reach the level of publication. Consistent with other recent work,1- 3 Lai and coworkers demonstrate a midterm survival comparable to that of the open technique. These results support the ability of minimal-access surgery to be performed in an oncologically sound manner for the resection of primary HCC.