Application of laparoscopic technique in liver surgery            CAI Xiu-jun. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Affiliated to  School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310016,China
Abstract  Laparoscopic surgery had the advantages of minimal invasion, fast postoperative recovery, and was used in most abdominal surgeries. Laparoscopic liver resection is still in the exploration stage and was performed in a few institution worldwide. Intraoperative bleeding and some severe complication impacted its development. The techniques of laparoscopic selective hepatic inflow occlusion, hepatectomy by curettage and aspiration, and selective hepatic vein occlusion would decrease intraoperative blood loss and prevent gas embolism, increasing the safety of this procedure. Laparoscopic liver resection was used in the treatment of malignant liver tumor. A randomised control trial is needed to evaluate its long time effect.