Caudal approach to pure laparoscopic posterior sectionectomy under the laparoscopy-specific view

Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the caudal approach of pure laparoscopic posterior sectionectomy without mobilization under laparoscopy-specific view. Since the remnant liver sinks down and the resected liver is fixed to retroperitoneum, the cutting surface is well-opened and the exposure of right hepatic vein (RHV) is facilitated (arrow). Transection of the liver and exposure of the right hepatic vein, dividing its posterior branches one by one, proceed in one direction from caudal to cranial, simultaneously with the dissection of inferior vena cava anterior wall.