Figure 1.

Trocar placement for anatomical laparoscopic hepatectomy. Trocar placement for right (A) and left (B) hepatectomy. Usually, the operating surgeon stands on the right side of the patient while the two assistants stand on the left side. The laparoscope is inserted into the abdominal cavity through a 10-mm trocar (orange) placed on the top of the navel. Then, one 12-mm trocar (red), two 5-mm trocars (blue), and one more 10-mm trocar (orange) are placed in a manner that optimizes manipulation. The removed specimen is put into a sterile canvas bag and taken out through a longitudinal subxiphoid incision (about 6–10 cm in length).