Laparoscopic liver resection for living donation: Where do we stand?

Table 3 Summary of the studies reporting the results of laparoscopic assisted or full laparoscopic left hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation

Ref.	Study type	n	Major complication	Blood loss (mL)	Transfusion	Hospital stay (d)
Laparoscopic assisted left hemli-hepatectomy using midline incision “Hybrid Method”
Kurosaki et al[53], 2006	Case series	10	0%1	300 ± 1901	0%1	11 ± 31
Soyama et al[56], 2012	Case series	9	6%1	520 ± 2901	0%1	-
Marubashi et al[76], 2013	Case control	14	6.5%2	353 ± 3962	0%	11.5 ± 3.6
Totally laparoscopic left hemi-hepatectomy
Samstein et al[77], 2013	Case series	2	0%	125	0%	4 ± 1
Troisi et al[78], 2013	Case series	4	25%3	50-80	0%	5 ± 1

¹Specific results of left hepatcetomy were not detailed, and separated from right hepatectomy;

²Specific results of left hepatectomy were not detailed, and separated from left lateral sectionectomy;

³One out of four patient required roux-y hepaticojejunostomy for right posterior duct stenosis.