Higaki T, et al. - Because of the anatomical location, resection of hepatocellular carcinoma located in the caudate lobe is challenging, especially the caval portion. In this study, researchers performed the resection of the caval portion of the caudate lobe using a ventral approach combined with the resection of segment IV, VII, or VIII for hepatocellular carcinoma in 41 patients (extended segmentectomy group) and recognized this approach to be a viable alternative to other approaches, especially in patients with insufficient liver function.