Laparoscopic hemihepatectomy offers several advantages over open hemihepatectomy. However, laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy and left hemihepatectomy, as well as laparoscopic hemihepatectomy for benign and for malignant disease, exhibit different benefits. Cipriani and colleagues highlighted the need for realistic expectations based on the laterality of the resection and the nature of the disease.

Although laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy can be beneficial in terms of donor recovery, it is prone to significant complications in the initial stage. Rhu and colleagues suggested careful donor selection and a well-established training course for introducing a laparoscopic donor program based on their data of 100 laparoscopic donor cases.

Takagi and colleagues investigated liver retransplantation incidence, long-term outcomes, and risk factors in the Netherlands. Retransplantation rates have increased, but clinical outcomes are good after multiple retransplantations. Recipient age 60 years, early transplantation era, post-circulatory-death donor, and increased cold ischemia time were risk factors for retransplantation.

Major vascular involvement often constitutes a contraindication to the laparoscopic approach. Lopez-Ben and colleagues described a purely laparoscopic surgical technique consisting of two stages, eight weeks apart, utilizing the caudal view and proximal approach for complete removal of colorectal liver metastases in close proximity to all three hepatic veins.

Laparoscopic anatomic resection of S7 is challenging. Ome and colleagues described an intrahepatic approach to the S7 Glissonean pedicles from the dorsal side without dissection around the hepatic hilum, allowing safe exposure of the right hepatic vein in the same view. This approach is safe and offers advantages for later hepatectomy.

Central hepatectomy is one of the most difficult procedures to perform laparoscopically. Rotellar and colleagues described a standardized technique, tailored specifically to laparoscopy, which facilitates its safe performance based on three principles: no liver mobilization, initial Glissonean control (based on Laennec’s capsule approach) and root approach of the major veins.