[Retracted] A Comparison between Three-Dimensional Visualization Guided Hepatectomy and Ultrasonography Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma within the Milan Criteria
Table 1
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients in the two groups.
Variables
Group
Chi-square
p value
SR (n)
RFA (n)
Number of cases
92
102
Gender (male/female)
75/17
90/12
= 1.715
0.190
Age (years)
52.48 ± 8.36
54.02 ± 7.66
t = −1.340
0.182
Cases (age ≤ 60/60)
77/15
8220
= 0.357
0.550
Hepatitis
= 1.712
0.634
None
12
17
HBV
67
73
HCV
6
8
Both HBV and HCV
7
4
Cirrhosis
49
49
= 0.528
0.468
Alcoholism
13
7
= 2.763
0.096
Diameter (cm)
3.19 ± 0.98
3.10 ± 0.88
t = 0.600
0.549
Tumor number (1/2/3)
67/18/7
67/22/13
= 1.689
0.430
ALT (μ/L)
47.05 ± 28.55
43.32 ± 28.35
t = 0.912
0.363
AST (μ/L)
43.70 ± 28.05
49.15 ± 26.65
t = −1.388
0.167
Tbil (μmol/L)
14.27 ± 7.44
16.52 ± 9.60
t = −1.809
0.072
ALB (g/L)
38.00 ± 4.75
39.36 ± 4.81
t = −1.969
0.050
Hb (g/L)
130.09 ± 17.39
132.63 ± 26.28
t = −0.806
0.422
PLT (≥1011/L/<1011/L)
84/8
89/13
= 0.822
0.365
PT (≥15 sec/<15 sec)
20/96
11/83
= 1.266
0.260
AFP (<400 μg/L/≥400 μg/L)
50/42
60/42
= 0.395
0.530
Child-Pugh (A/B)
79/13
83/19
= 0.565
0.452
Hospital stays (days)
18.04 ± 7.11
13.06 ± 5.59
t = 5.455
<0.001
HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis B virus; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Tbil: total bilirubin; ALB: albumin; Hb: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; PT: prothrombin time; AFP: α-fetoprotein.
