Left jackknife position: a novel position for laparoscopic hepatectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: For HCC located in segment VI, VII, or VIII, laparoscopic hepatectomy with this novel position-the left jackknife position-is safe and effective during tumor resection by exposing a sufficient operating field. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02809287. PMID: 28320486 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chinese Journal of Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Chin J Cancer Source Type: research