Less cost by using hanging maneuver and Pringle maneuver in left lateral hepatectomy through small laparotomy wound—experience of Southern Taiwan

Table 5 Evolution of minimally invasive hepatectomy

	Remark
Traditional open LLS hepatectomy	Well established	Standard	Larger wound
Laparoscopic LLS hepatectomy	1996	Minimal invasive	Long learning curve
Laparoscopic LLS hepatectomy	1996	Minimal invasive	High economic cost
Laparoscopic assisted or Hand assisted laparoscopic LLS hepatectomy	1999	Improved mobilization during laparoscope	Long learning curve
	1999	Improved mobilization during laparoscope	High economic cost
Small-incision open LLS hepatectomy	2012	Low economic cost	Smaller wound
Small-incision open LLS hepatectomy	2012	Short learning time	Smaller wound

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