Clinical Study

Laparoscopic versus Open Liver Resection: Differences in Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Outcome among Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma—A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 1

The two groups (laparoscopic versus open resection) were matched based on type of resection and median number and diameter of nodules.

Variables LS group (23) LT group (133)

MeanSD Mean SD

Preoperative data
Number of lesions 1.23 (1–3)0.56 1.26 (1–6) 0.68
0.898
Diameter of the lesion (cm) 3.21 (1.9–8)1.04 3.6 (1–9) 1.64
0.074

Number % Number %

Type of resection
Wedge () 10 43.5% 90 67.7% 0.165
Segmentectomy () 8 34.8% 27 20.3%
Bisegmentectomy () 2 8.7% 8 6.0%
Left lobectomy () 3 13% 8 6.0%