Table 4.
Comparison of results between single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy and multi-port laparoscopic hepatectomy group in left hepatectomy and left lateral sectionectomy n (%)
| Variables | SPLH | MPLH | P value |
| (n = 46, 59.7%) | (n = 31, 40.3%) | ||
| Age | 59.0 ± 11.1 | 62.0 ± 9.9 | 0.223 |
| Sex (M:F) | 26:20 | 16:15 | 0.816 |
| BMI | 23.3 ± 2.8 | 22.7 ± 2.5 | 0.337 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 9 (19.6) | 4 (12.9) | 0.525 |
| CTP score | 5.44 ± 0.81 | 5.20 ± 0.56 | 0.355 |
| Malignant disease | 27 (58.7) | 12 (38.7) | 0.106 |
| Operation time | 177.9 ± 114.6 | 277.6 ± 140.6 | 0.003 |
| Blood loss (mL) | 389.0 ± 270.0 | 576.9 ± 298.1 | 0.013 |
| RBC T/F (unit) | 0.38 ± 0.9 | 0.83 ± 0.9 | 0.094 |
| Conversion rate | 15 (32.6) | 8 (25.8) | 0.616 |
| Enteral feeding (d) | 1.08 ± 0.35 | 1.61 ± 0.89 | < 0.001 |
| Hospital stay (d) | 9.08 ± 3.21 | 9.36 ± 3.19 | 0.738 |
| Disease free margin (cm) | 1.17 ± 0.99 | 1.67 ± 1.92 | 0.354 |
| Complication rate | 4 (8.7) | 1 (3.2) | 0.402 |
| Post op bleeding | 1 (25.0) | ||
| Pleural effusion | 0 | ||
| Fluid accumulation | 2 (50.0) | ||
| Others | 1 (25.0) | 1 (100) |
SPLH: Single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy; MPLH: Multi-port laparoscopic hepatectomy; BMI: Body mass index; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; T/F: Transfusion.