Table 2.

Operative data in 351 patients submitted to laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Operative data	Value
Type of laparoscopic main liver resection, n (%)
Major hepatectomy	36 (10%)
Right hepatectomy	20 (6%)
Left hepatectomy	14 (4%)
Central hepatectomy	2 (0.5%)
Left lateral sectionectomy, n (%)	92 (26%)
Segmentectomy, n (%)	83 (24%)
Wedge resection, n (%)	140 (40%)
Per-procedure transfusion requirement, n (%)	17 (5%)
Conversion to laparotomy, n	45 (13%)
For dissection difficulties	2
For biliary leak	2
For haemorrhage	14
Reason not specified	27
Pedicle clamping, n (%)	85 (24%)
Duration of clamping, min, median (range)	36 (3–117)
Operating time, min, median (range)	180 (15–655)
Tumour-free margin, mm, median (range)	10 (0–78)