Background Data: Multiple series have reported on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic
liver surgery. Small and medium sized procedures have become commonplace in many …

The use of laparoscopy for liver surgery is increasing rapidly. The Second International
Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resections (LLR) was held in Morioka, Japan, …

The Tokyo Guidelines 2013 (TG13) for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis were globally
disseminated and various clinical studies about the management of acute cholecystitis were …

We propose a new flowchart for the treatment of acute cholecystitis ( AC ) in the Tokyo
Guidelines 2018 (TG18). Grade III AC was not indicated for straightforward laparoscopic …

Background Data The use of the laparoscopic approach for liver resections has remained
limited for technical reasons. Progress in laparoscopic procedures and the development of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to generate an improved prognostic model
for predicting recurrence in liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC…

Objective: To perform a systematic review of worldwide literature on laparoscopic liver
resections (LLR) and compare short-term outcomes against open liver resections (OLR) by meta-…

Somatic mutations activating telomerase reverse-trancriptase promoter were recently
identified in several tumour types. Here we identify frequent similar mutations in human …

Objective: The European Guidelines Meeting on Laparoscopic Liver Surgery was held in
Southampton on February 10 and 11, 2017 with the aim of presenting and validating clinical …

Background Because cadaveric organ donors are in short supply, living donors are increasingly
being used in transplantations. We have developed a safe and reproducible method for …