Table 2. Most important series of minor hepatectomies described in the literature, intra- and postoperative outcomes.
| Author | Cases | Year | Mean age (yr) | Malignant (%) | Mean operative time (min) | EBL (mL) | Transfusion rate (%) | Conversion to open rate (%) | Morbidity rate (%) | Mortality rate (%) | Mean LOS (days) | Resection margins (RO) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giulianotti et al. | 43 | 2011 | 57 | 60 | 198 | 150 | 20.9 | 7 | 16.2 | 0 | − | 100 |
| Troisi et al. | 38 | 2013 | 64.6 | 70 | 271 | 330 | − | 20 | 12.5 | 0 | 6.1 | 92.50 |
| Tsung et al. | 36 | 2014 | 59.9 | 69 | 198# | 285# | 2.9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4# | 93 |
| Lai et al.* | 33 | 2013 | 61.4 | 100 | 229.4 | 412.6# | 7.1 | 7.14 | 7.1 | 0 | 6.2 | 93 |
| Tranchart et al. | 26 | 2014 | 66.5 | 53.5 | 210 | 200 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 35.7 | 0 | 6 | − |
| Patriti et al. | 18 | 2014 | 62.6 | 79 | 303 | 376.3 | 42.1 | − | 31.5 | − | 6.7 | 89.50 |
| Packiam et al. | 11 | 2012 | 57 | 55 | 175 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | − |
| Yu et al. | 10 | 2014 | 50.4 | 76.9 | 291.5 | 388.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | − |
| Choi et al. | 10 | 2012 | 52.4 | 70 | 403 | 184 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 100 |
*, authors include both major and minor hepatectomy results; #, values are expressed as median. EBL, estimated blood loss; LOS, length of hospital stay.