Table 3.
Postoperative outcomes in retrospective comparative studies concerning liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma via laparoscopy or open approach
| Ref. | Laparoscopies (n) |
Postoperative morbidity |
Ascites |
Mean postoperative hospital stay, d |
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| L | O | P value | L | O | P value | L | O | P value | ||
| Cheung et al[11], 2013 | 32 | 6.3% | 18.8% | NS | 31.1% | 6.2% | 0.871 | 4 | 7 | < 0.0001 |
| Kanazawa et al[10], 2013 | 28 | 10.7% | 71.4% | < 0.0001 | 3% | 18% | < 0.0001 | 10 | 19 | < 0.0001 |
| Lee et al[12], 2011 | 33 | 6.1% | 24% | 0.033 | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | < 0.0005 |
| Ker et al[46], 2011 | 116 | 6% | 30.2% | < 0.001 | 1.7% | 12.5% | 0.002 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 0.001 |
| Hu et al[69], 2011 | 30 | 13.3% | 10% | NS | - | - | - | 13 | 20 | < 0.01 |
| Kim et al[70], 2011 | 26 | 3.8% | 24.1% | NS | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | 0.034 |
| Truant et al[13], 2011 | 36 | 25% | 35.8% | NS | 13.9% | 22.6% | 0.3 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 0.003 |
| Tranchart et al[9], 2010 | 42 | 21.4% | 40.5% | NS | 7.1% | 26.1% | 0.03 | 6.7 | 9.6 | < 0.0001 |
| Aldrighetti et al[71], 2010 | 16 | 25% | 43.7% | NS | 0% | 1% | NS | 6.3 | 9 | 0.039 |
| Belli et al[30], 2009 | 54 | 19% | 36% | 0.02 | - | - | - | 8.4 | 9.2 | NS |
| Lai et al[72], 2009 | 25 | 16% | 15% | NS | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 0.008 |
| Endo et al[73], 2009 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | < 0.05 |
| Sarpel et al[74], 2009 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belli et al[48], 2007 | 23 | 13% | 47.8% | 0.01 | 13% | 39.1% | 0.043 | 8.2 | 12 | 0.048 |
| Lee et al[75], 2007 | 25 | 4% | 4% | NS | 4 | 7 | < 0.001 | |||
| Kaneko et al[76], 2005 | 30 | 10% | 18% | NS | - | - | - | 14.9 | 21.6 | < 0.005 |
| Laurent et al[77], 2003 | 13 | 36% | 50% | NS | 8% | 36% | 0.15 | 15.3 | 17.3 | NS |
| Shimada et al[78], 2001 | 17 | 5.9% | 10.5% | NS | - | - | NS | 12 | 22 | < 0.001 |
L: Laparoscopy; O: Open; NS: Non significant.