Abstract
Minimally invasive liver resection in Japan: is the robot necessary?
Highlights
During the past three decades, the indications for laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) have been dramatically extended based on technical, oncological, and regional factors
In Japan, LH for limited resections and left lateral sectionectomy was first reimbursed by the national health insurance system in 2010; this was www.misjournal.net
We introduce the current status of minimally invasive hepatectomy in Japan and discuss the potential advantages of robot-assisted hepatectomy (RAH) over conventional hepatectomy procedures in an effort to promote future proliferation of robot-assisted hepatobiliary surgery
Summary
During the past three decades, the indications for laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) have been dramatically extended based on technical, oncological, and regional factors. Followed by extension of its indications to all LH procedures except hepatectomy requiring biliary reconstruction in 2016[1] and reimbursement of robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy in 2020.
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