Table 3. The 5-year overall and RFS for laparoscopic and open liver resection in the included studies.
| Authors | Median follow-up (months) | OS | RFS | Survival measure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLR | LLR | OLR (%) | LLR (%) | OLR (%) | LLR (%) | ||||
| Montalti et al. (32) | 53.7 | 40.9 | 65 | 60 | 38 | 29 | 5-year | ||
| Iwahashi et al. (26) | NR | NR | 51 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 5-year | ||
| Cheung et al. (27) | NR | NR | 42.1 | 69.4 | 10.9 | 9.8 | Median (months) | ||
| Guerron et al. (30) | 16 | 16 | 81 | 89 | 30 | 35 | 2-year | ||
| Cannon et al. (31) | NR | NR | 37 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 5-year | ||
| Topal et al. (28) | NR | NR | 61 | 59 | 30 | 30 | 5-year | ||
| Welsh et al. (29) | NR | NR | 32.1* | 36.9* | NR | NR | 5-year | ||
| Castaing et al. (25) | 30 | 33 | 64 | 56 | 30 | 20 | 5-year | ||
*, Cancer specific survival. RFS, recurrence free survival; OS, overall survival; LLR, laparoscopic liver resection; OLR, open liver resection; NR, not reported.