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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2026; 18(4): 117129
Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i4.117129
Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i4.117129
Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial hepatectomy: A novel approach to posterosuperior right-lobe tumors
Nabil Eid, Department of Human Biology, School of Medicine, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, IMU University, Seremban 70300, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Raed Hamzah Ogaili, Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
Author contributions: Eid N wrote and edited the final draft of the manuscript; Burud IAS wrote and revised the manuscript; Ogaili RH revised the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
Corresponding author: Nabil Eid, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Human Biology, School of Medicine, IMU University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia. nabilsaleheid@imu.edu.my
Received: December 1, 2025
Revised: December 11, 2025
Accepted: January 6, 2026
Published online: April 27, 2026
Processing time: 143 Days and 21.3 Hours
Revised: December 11, 2025
Accepted: January 6, 2026
Published online: April 27, 2026
Processing time: 143 Days and 21.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial hepatectomy is a safe and effective method for removing hepatic cancers in difficult-to-access segments (S6, S7, and S8) that cannot be adequately reached via the transperitoneal laparoscopic approach. Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial hepatectomy offers several advantages over conventional transperitoneal laparoscopy for tumors in the posterosuperior segments of the right hemi-liver.