**3. Conclusions**

With the constant evolution of technology, it would be without a doubt that surgery techniques in terms of access and instrument implementation would evolve as well. Laparoscopic liver surgery appears to have gained considerable ground especially in centres where liver surgery and laparoscopic expertise co-exist. The robotic approach is still quite variable between institutions, as well as between countries and continents. Thus one can only anticipate for advances in minimally invasive surgery to continue as long as there are specialized liver centres aiming to increase patient volume undergoing surgery and decrease hospital stay, complications rates and in general offer the best possible liver service.
