Robotic single-incision left hemihepatectomy for intrahepatic bile duct stones by Da Vinci single-site surgical system: A case report with video

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgery is a trend in hepatobiliary surgery. A 56-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution for intrahepatic lithiasis. The CT scan showed multiple calculi in the left liver, dilation of the left intrahepatic bile duct and liver atrophy of the left lobe. Robotic single-incision left hemihepatectomy by the single-site system was successfully applied. With the idea of enhanced recovery after surgery, the patient was discharged on the third day after the operation without any morbidity. Robotic single-incision surgery is more frequent in gynecologic and urological surgery. As far as we know, this is the first robotic single-incision left hemihepatectomy report in the world.

Keywords

• Robotic liver resection
• Single-incision surgery
• Video case