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Cortes-Cerisuelo et al. Mini-invasive Surg 2019;3:1            Mini-invasive Surgery
               DOI: 10.20517/2574-1225.2018.60




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               Minimally-invasive liver resection for liver tumors in
               children: a snapshot of the current landscape

               Miriam Cortes-Cerisuelo , Michael Berger 2
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               1 Liver Transplantation, Institute of Liver Studies, Liver Transplant Surgery, King’s College Hospital, National Health Service
               Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK.
               2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Laboratories, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-
               University, Munich 80337, Germany.
               Correspondence to: Dr. Michael Berger, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig-
               Maximilians-University, Lindwurmstrasse 4, Munich 80337, Germany. E-mail: michael.fabian.berger@gmail.com
               How  to  cite this article:  Cortes-Cerisuelo M, Berger M. Minimally-invasive liver resection for liver tumors in children: a
               snapshot of the current landscape. Mini-invasive Surg 2019;3:1. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2018.60
               Received: 29 Aug 2018    First Decision: 8 Nov 2018    Revised: 28 Nov 2018    Accepted: 11 Dec 2018    Published: 8 Jan 2019

               Science Editor: Fernando Andrés Alvarez    Copy Editor: Cui Yu    Production Editor: Huan-Liang Wu



               Abstract
               Minimally-invasive liver resection (MILR) is a promising approach and has become a standard therapy option for a
               variety of indications, including liver tumors, in adults. Although minimally-invasive techniques are common practices
               in children, the usage and literature regarding MILR in children is scarce. In this article, we give an update on the current
               literature, share some of our own experience and give a future outlook of the potential benefits and shortcomings
               regarding MILR in children.

               Keywords: Minimally-invasive liver resection, pediatric cancer, hepatoblastoma, laparoscopy, liver tumor




               INTRODUCTION
               Minimally-invasive liver resection (MILR) has been successfully integrated as a valuable surgical tool in adult
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               patients both for cancer resections as well as donor hepatectomies for liver transplantation . Although
               minimally-invasive surgical techniques are an essential component in the treatment of pediatric patients
               with hepatobiliary disease, literature on MILR hepatic tumors in children is scarce. This understanding is
               explained at least partially by the immense rarity of these tumors in the pediatric age group. In order to
               better standardize the invasive and complex treatment of hepatic malignancies in children and to obtain
               more reliable research data regarding their treatment, corresponding study groups from different parts
               of the world have put in place a global interdisciplinary initiative called The Children’s Hepatic Tumors


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