Figure 5.

Learning curves for massive hepatectomy in the suture and clip techniques. A. In 80% hepatectomy by the suture technique, survival curves of each 10 cases at early term in training are shown. The p values between the first 10 cases and the second 10 cases, between the second 10 cases and the third 10 cases, between the third 10 cases and the fourth 10 cases and between the fourth 10 cases and the fifth 10 cases were 0445, 0.0471, 0.4790 and 0.8941, respectively. B. In 80% hepatectomy by the clip technique, survival curves of each 10 cases at early term in training are shown. The p values between the first 10 cases and the second 10 cases, between the second 10 cases and the third 10 cases, between the third 10 cases and the fourth 10 cases and between the fourth 10 cases and the fifth 10 cases were 0.0363, 0.6854, 0.9127 and 0.9007, respectively.

NS, not significant