by
Jeong-Ik Park;
Ki-Hun Kim;
Hong-Jin Kim;
Daniel Cherqui;
Olivier Soubrane;
David A Kooby;
Chinnusamy Palanivelu;
Albert Chan;
Young Kyoung You;
Yao-Ming Wu;
Kuo-Hsin Chen;
Goro Honda;
Xiao-Ping Chen;
Chung-Ngai Tang;
Ji Hoon Kim;
Yang Seok Koh;
Young-In Yoon;
Kai Chi Cheng;
Tran Cong Duy Long;
Gi Hong Choi;
Yuichiro Otsuka;
Tan To Cheung;
Taizo Hibi;
Dong-Sik Kim;
Hee Jung Wang;
Hironori Kaneko;
Dong-Sup Yoon;
Etsuro Hatano;
In Seok Choi;
Dong Wook Choi;
Ming-Te Huang;
Sang Geol Kim;
Sung-Gyu Lee
The application of laparoscopy for liver surgery is rapidly increasing and the past few years have demonstrated a shift in paradigm with a trend towards more extended and complex resections. The development of instruments and technical refinements with the effective use of magnified caudal laparoscopic views have contributed to the ability to overcome the limitation of laparoscopic liver resection. The Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA) Visionary Summit 2017 and the 3rd Expert Forum of Asia-Pacific Laparoscopic Hepatectomy organized hepatobiliary pancreatic sessions in order to exchange surgical tips and tricks and discuss the current status and future perspectives of laparoscopic hepatectomy. This report summarizes the oral presentations given at the 3rd Expert Forum of Asia-Pacific Laparoscopic Hepatectomy.