Laparoscopic Liver Resections: Are Postero-Superior Liver Segments Really the Last Step of the Learning Curve?

Key Points

• Evaluate the challenges of laparoscopic liver resections in the postero-superior segments and their learning curve.
• Analyzed laparoscopic liver resections focusing on postero-superior and anterior-lateral segments.
• Assessed safety and feasibility of simultaneous resection approaches.
• Compared outcomes to identify differences in learning curve stages.
• Postero-superior laparoscopic liver resections showed optimal textbook outcomes comparable to anterior-lateral segments.
• Simultaneous resections were deemed safe and feasible despite initial challenges.