HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
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Real-time tissue elastography during open hepatectomy facilitates the differential diagnosis of liver tumors by providing information on elasticity. This study investigated the utility of intraoperative real-time tissue elastography (IORTE) during laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH). ⋯ IORTE is feasible and provides useful information on the elasticity of liver tumors in LH, in which conventional tumor palpation is difficult.