The International Position on Laparoscopic Liver Surgery: The Louisville Statement, 2008

By J. Buell, D. Cherqui, David A. Geller, N. O’Rourke, D. Iannitti, I. Dagher, A. Koffron, Mark J. Thomas, B. Gayet, Ho-Seong Han and 35 more. Annals of Surgery, 2009

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Subfields: Hepatology, Surgery

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In Hepatology

1. L. Kulik
2. Amit G. Singal
3. W. Rilling
4. J. Heimbach
5. J. Llovet
6. Jordi Bruix1 , 2
7. Riccardo Lencioni

In Surgery

1. J. Llovet
2. L. Marácz
3. F. Grin
4. N. Pokorn

Citations in the corpus

• AASLD Practice Guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (2023, positive): “…invasive surgical (MIS) approaches, including laparoscopy and robotic assisted hepatectomy, may be appropriate in well-selected patients with HCC. [181] Although many centers commonly perform limited minor resections in anatomically favorable locations (Segments 2, 3, 5, and 6) using MIS…”
• The Southampton Consensus Guidelines for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery: From Indication to Implementation (2017, background): “Previously, the consensus meeting in Louisville (2008)(1) reviewed the feasibility of LLS while that of Morioka (2014)(2) focused on a comparison with open resections, then the current standard of practice, demonstrating a clear role for the laparoscopic approach in the modern era of liver surgery.”
• Chapter 1. General introduction (2015, positive): “In a consensus statement on laparoscopic liver resections, Buell J et al [133] concluded that resection of segments 2 and 3 by the laparoscopic approach should be the standard of care.”
• Comparative Short-term Benefits of Laparoscopic Liver Resection: 9000 Cases and Climbing (2016, background): “In November 2008, 45 experts in hepatobiliary surgery were invited to participate in a consensus conference convened in Louisville.(13) Several recommendations were stated, but the main one was that ‘‘laparoscopic liver surgery is a safe and effective approach to the management of surgical liver dis”