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Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Liver

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Operations on the liver have been undertaken for centuries for numerous indications including trauma, infections, and even for malignancy, but it was not until the past few decades that rates dramatically increased. This expanse in liver operations is due to a multitude of factors, including broader indications as well as improved safety. Our understanding of metastatic disease to the liver, especially colorectal cancer metastases, has vastly amplified the number of patients who would be candidates for hepatic resections and liver-directed therapies. We will focus our discussion here on planned minimally invasive operations for benign and malignant tumors as the majority of the literature relates to this setting.

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White, M., Fong, Y., Melstrom, L. (2016). Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Liver. In: Bentrem, D., Benson, A. (eds) Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Cancer Treatment and Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34244-3_11

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