Totally robotic isolated caudate-lobe liver resection for hydatid disease: report of a case.

BACKGROUND

Hepatic caudatectomy has always been considered a challenging procedure, because of the complex anatomy and deep location of this segment. Herein we report the first case of a totally robotic isolated caudate-lobe liver resection ever performed for hydatid disease.

METHODS

A 55 year-old man was referred to our institution after diagnosis was made of a 5.6 cm hepatic lesion of the caudate lobe. Radiological suspicion was for hydatid disease. The patient underwent robotic-assisted hepatic caudatectomy.

RESULTS

The operative time was 280 min and the estimated blood loss was 200 ml. The postoperative course was uneventful. The drain was removed on post-operative day 3 and the patient was discharged on post-operative day 6.

CONCLUSION

Robotic resection of the caudate lobe is a technically feasible procedure, which nevertheless requires high hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery skills, both in open an mini-invasive approaches. It provides several technical advantages in the field of mini-invasive surgery, yet assuring patient safety. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.