Table 1.

Previous studies comparing the outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection versus open resection.

Author	Type	Blood loss	Transfusion	Operative time	Hospital stay	Complications	Resection margin
Zhou et al. [40] (2011)	Meta-analysis 21 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD
Rao et al. [41] (2011)	Systematic review 10 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD
Fancellu et al. [42] (2011)	Meta-analysis 9 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD
Li et al. [43] (2012)	Meta-analysis 10 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD
Xiong et al. [44] (2012)	Meta-analysis 16 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD
Yin et al. [45] (2013)	Meta-analysis 15 studies	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD	LLR < OLR	LLR < OLR	NSD

LLR, laparoscopic liver resection; OLR, open liver resection; NSD, no significant difference.