Minimally Invasive Approach in the Setting of ALPPS Procedure: a Systematic Review of the Literature
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Melandro Fabio, Giovanardi Francesco, Hassan Redan, Larghi Laureiro Zoe, Ferri Flaminia, Rossi Massimo, Mennini Gianluca, Pawlik Timothy M, Lai Quirino
ISSN: 1091-255X
Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) represents a new surgical technique for the resection of advanced hepatic malignancies with predicted insufficient future liver remnant. In some patients, ALPPS can be associated with an increased risk of poor outcomes. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been proposed in combination with ALPPS with the intent to minimize this risk. We systematically evaluated the outcomes of MIS-ALPPS cases to compare the relative outcomes of open ALPPS versus MIS-ALPPS.