Caudal approach to the middle hepatic vein as a resection pathway in difficult major hepatectomies under laparoscopic approach

J Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;122(7):1426-1427. doi: 10.1002/jso.26150. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Fernando Rotellar^{1

2}, Pablo Martí-Cruchaga^{1

2}, Gabriel Zozaya^{1

2}, Alberto Benito^{2

3}, Francisco Hidalgo^{2

4}, Luis López-Olaondo^{2

4}, Santiago López-Ben⁵, Fernando Pardo^{1

2}

¹ HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
² Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdisNA), Pamplona, Spain.
³ Abdominal Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
⁴ Anesthesiology Unit, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
⁵ HPB Unit, Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain.

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Keywords: caudal approach; laparoscopy; liver surgery; middle hepatic vein; minimally invasive.

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