Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Research Article

Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery Is Feasible and Safe for Hepatic Left Lateral Sectionectomy for Benign Liver Lesions

Table 1

Patient’s demographic and clinical characteristics.
ParametersSPL ()CL ()
Age (year)0.260
Sex  0.294
 Male11 (27.5)10 (40.0) 
 Female29 (72.5)15 (60.0) 
BMI (kg/m2)0.608
Diagnosis  0.335
 Cavernous hemangioma29 (72.5)15 (60.0) 
 HCC6 (15.0)8 (32.0) 
 FNH4 (10.0)2 (8.0) 
 PEComas1 (2.5)0 (0.0) 
Child-Pugh score  1.000
 A40 (100.0)25 (100.0) 
Tumor size (cm2)0.241
Lesion size (cm)0.589
SPL = single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy; CL = conventional laparoscopic hepatectomy; BMI = body mass index; FNH = focal nodular hyperplasia; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; PEComas = perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.