Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Lesions Originating in the Paracaval Portion of the Caudate Lobe

Patients were supine in a reverse Trendelenburg position and received intravenous inhalation combined with anesthesia. The patients' legs were spread apart. A carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum was established. The intermittent Pringle's maneuver was carried out when necessary. Five trocars were placed in a fan shape around the lesion. Cholecystectomy was performed routinely. First, the liver was mobilized. Then, the liver parenchyma was transected and the branches of the hepatic veins and pedicles encountered were clipped and divided. The lesion was meticulously separated from the vascular structures and liver parenchyma and completely resected. The raw surface was treated with bipolar coagulation to achieve hemostasis and repeatedly washed until no bleeding or bile leakage was confirmed. Finally, the specimens were packed in a specimen bag and removed. The raw surface was packed with biological hemostatic materials, and drainage tubes were routinely placed.

Patients were placed in the supine position and received intravenous inhalation combined with anesthesia. The intermittent Pringle's maneuver was carried out when necessary. Routinely, a reversed L-shape incision was performed. Cholecystectomy was performed routinely. First, the liver was mobilized. Then, the liver parenchyma was transected and the branches of the hepatic veins and pedicles encountered were clipped and divided. The lesion was meticulously separated from the vascular structures and liver parenchyma and completely resected. The raw surface was treated with bipolar coagulation to achieve hemostasis and repeatedly washed until no bleeding or bile leakage was confirmed. Finally, the specimens were packed in a specimen bag and removed. The raw surface was packed with biological hemostatic materials, and drainage tubes were routinely placed.