Table 1.

Surgical procedures and results

Parameter	Enucleation (n = 9)	Liver resection (n = 12)	P-value
Size of haemangioma, mean (range) cm	8.9 (5–15)	10 (4–25)	0.858
Blood loss, mean (range) ml	400 (200–600)	1329.1 (300–5000)	0.004
Operative time, mean (range) min	170 (120–240)	230 (90–360)	0.035
Major morbidity (%)	Nil	41.6	0.045
Hospital stay, mean (range) days	5.6 (4–8)	9.9 (4–20)	0.005