Recommendations for Laparoscopic Liver Resection: A Report From the Second International Consensus Conference Held in Morioka. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wakabayashi, Go; Cherqui, Daniel; Geller, David A.; Buell, Joseph F.; Kaneko, Hironori; Han, Ho Seong; Asbun, Horacio; O'Rourke, Nicholas; Tanabe, Minoru; Koffron, Alan J.; Tsung, Allan; Soubrane, Olivier; Machado, Marcel Autran; Gayet, Brice; Troisi, Roberto I.; Pessaux, Patrick; Van Dam, Ronald M.; Scatton, Olivier; Hilal, Mohammad Abu; Belli, Giulio; Kwon, Choon Hyuck David; Edwin, Bjørn; Choi, Gi Hong; Aldrighetti, Luca Antonio; Cai, Xiujun; Cleary, Sean; Chen, Kuo-Hsin; Schön, Michael R.; Sugioka, Atsushi; Tang, Chung-Ngai; Herman, Paulo; Pekolj, Juan; Chen, Xiao-Ping; Dagher, Ibrahim; Jarnagin, William; Yamamoto, Masakazu; Strong, Russell; Jagannath, Palepu; Lo, Chung-Mau; Clavien, Pierre-Alain; Kokudo, Norihiro; Barkun, Jeffrey; Strasberg, Steven M.;
• Is Part Of: Annals of surgery. Volume 261:Issue 4(2015:Apr.)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: anatomical resection -- colorectal liver metastasis -- donor hepatectomy -- hepatocellular carcinoma -- liver resection -- laparoscopic -- pneumoperitoneum -- robotic; Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001180
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-4932

Abstract

Abstract : The use of laparoscopy for liver surgery is increasing rapidly. The Second International Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resections (LLR) was held in Morioka, Japan, from October 4 to 6, 2014 to evaluate the current status of laparoscopic liver surgery and to provide recommendations to aid its future development. Seventeen questions were addressed. The first 7 questions focused on outcomes that reflect the benefits and risks of LLR. These questions were addressed using the Zurich-Danish consensus conference model in which the literature and expert opinion were weighed by a 9-member jury, who evaluated LLR outcomes using GRADE and a list of comparators. The jury also graded LLRs by the Balliol Classification of IDEAL. The jury concluded that MINOR LLRs had become standard practice (IDEAL 3) and that MAJOR liver resections were still innovative procedures in the exploration phase (IDEAL 2b). Continued cautious introduction of MAJOR LLRs was recommended. All of the evidence available for scrutiny was of LOW quality by GRADE, which prompted the recommendation for higher quality evaluative studies. The last 10 questions focused on technical questions and the recommendations were based on literature review and expert panel opinion. Recommendations were made regarding preoperative evaluation, bleeding controls, transection methods, anatomic approaches, and equipment. Both experts and jury recognized the need for a formal structure of education for those interested in performing major laparoscopic LLR because of the steep learning curve. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text.The Second International Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resections (LLR) was held in Morioka, Japan, from October 4 to 6, 2014. Clinical questions about outcomes, benefits, and risks were addressed by an independent jury-based consensus model, and technical advances were evaluated on the basis of literature review and expert panel opinion. Recommendations were made regarding value, safety, and techniques of LLR.