Pure laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: a critical assessment and realistic expectations – a propensity score‐based analysis of right and left hemihepatectomies from nine European tertiary referral centers

Introduction A stronger evidence level is needed to confirm the benefits and limits of laparoscopic hemihepatectomies. Methods Laparoscopic and open hemihepatectomies from nine European referral centers were compared after propensity score matching (right and left hemihepatectomies separately, and benign and malignant diseases sub‐analyses). Results Five hundred and forty‐five laparoscopic hemihepatectomies were compared with 545 open....