“…Although at first laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) was indicated mostly for benign hepatic neoplasia, new studies showed that this approach was also safe and effective for treating both primary and metastatic malignant tumors 2 , 3 , 7 , 10 , 29 . LH has now become the method of choice for treating malignant hepatic neoplasia in many centers worldwide 1 , 5 - 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 20 , 23 - 25 , 27 .…”