Table 1.

Preoperative characteristics of the patients subjected to liver resection with Intrahepatic (IHD) and Extrahepatic (EHD) hilar division.

	IHD group (n = 100)	EHD group (n = 50)
1. Age (years) (mean ± SD)	63 ± 11	63 ± 9
2. Male(M) to female(F) ratio	3/1 (75M/25F patients)	3/1 (38M/12F patients)
3. Preoperative lab values (mean ± SD)
a. platelets × 1012 (cell/L)	210.5 ± 91	215 ± 88
b. prothrombin time (INR)	0.98 ± 0.09	0.91 ± 0.08
c. bilirubin (μmol/L)	9.2 ± 4.1	9.5 ± 4.2
d. AST (U/L)	35 ± 15	36 ± 14
e. albumin (g/dl)	4.8 ± 0.7	4.6 ± 0.8
4. Indication for resection
a. hepatocellular carcinoma (70)	46 (46%)	24 (48%)
b. metastatic carcinoma (60)	45 (45%)	15 (30%)
c. benign lesions (20)	9 (9%)	11 (22%)