Abstract:

Living donor liver transplantation is one of common patterns of liver transplantation.In countries where donors are scarce, it can effectively alleviate the shortage of donor livers and lower the mortality of patients awaiting liver transplantation.In recent years, with the development of minimally invasive liver surgery, laparoscopic technology has been widely employed in the field of living donor liver transplantation.Due to slight surgical trauma, mild postoperative pain, rapid recovery and slight donors'mental burden, it has rapidly become one of the research hotspots in the field of liver transplantation.Laparoscopic left lateral hepatic lobectomy of living donor liver has become the standard procedure for living donor liver resection in children.However, laparoscopic left and right hepatectomy of living donor liver remains in the development stage, and the feasibility and safety have not been fully evaluated.In this article,the development, surgical types, problems and challenges of laparoscopic living donor liver resection were discussed, and the development trend in the future was predicted, aiming to accelerate the development and improvement of laparoscopic living donor liver resection.

Key words: Living donor liver transplantation, Minimally invasive, Laparoscope, Donor hepatectomy