China’s expert consensus on laparoscopic liver resection and guidelines on surgical procedures: an interpretation

“Minimally invasive” represents a new trend in modern surgery. Laparoscopic surgeries bring many advantages including smaller local trauma, milder systemic reactions, and faster postoperative recovery. The laparoscopic techniques have been increasingly used for the treatment of liver diseases. In December 2012, the Chinese Society of Hepatic Surgery issued the Expert Consensus on Laparoscopic Liver Resection and Guidelines on Surgical Procedures (2013 Edition), in which the laparoscopic liver resection is divided into anatomic resection and non-anatomic resection.