Central Liver Segments Resections vs Extended Hepatectomies in Children: Single-Center Experience

Central liver segments resection (CLSR) still is not widely used in pediatric surgery due to its technical difficulty, whereas this procedure is widely spread as a parenchyma sparing approach of centrally located liver tumors in adults. The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes of CLSR in comparison with extended hepatectomy (EH) in children with different liver tumors.