Table 3.
Recent studies regarding outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection vs open liver resection
| Author | Year | Type | Blood loss | Operative time | Hospital stay | Morbidity | Surgical margin | Survival | RFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou et al75 | 2011 | Meta‐analysis | LLR < OLR | NSD | LLR < OLR | LLR < OLR | NSD | NSD | NSD |
| Li et al76 | 2012 | Meta‐analysis | LLR < OLR | NSD | LLR < OLR | LLR < OLR | NSD | NSD | NSD |
| Kim et al77 | 2014 |
PSM LLR (n = 29) OLR (n = 29) |
NSD | NSD | LLR < OLR | NSD | NSD |
NSD LLR 5 y 92.2% OLR 5 y 87.7% |
NSD LLR 5 y 54.0% OLR 5 y 40.1% |
| Chen et al78 | 2015 | Meta‐analysis | NSD | NSD | LLR < OLR | LLR < OLR | NSD | NSD | NSD |
| Takahara et al79 | 2015 |
PSM LLR (n = 387) OLR (n = 387) |
LLR < OLR | LLR > OLR | LLR < OLR | LLR < OLR | NSD |
NSD LLR 5 y 76.8% OLR 5 y 70.9% |
NSD LLR 5 y 40.7% OLR 5 y 39.3% |
| Sposito et al80 | 2016 |
PSM LLR (n = 43) OLR (n = 43) |
NSD | NSD | LLR < OLR | LLR < OLR | NSD |
NSD LLR 5 y 38% OLR 5y 46% |
NSD LLR 5 y 25% OLR 5 y 11% |
| Landi et al81 | 2017 |
PSM LLR (n = 208) OLR (n = 216) |
LLR < OLR | NSD | LLR < OLR | NSD | N/A | N/A | N/A |
LLR, laparoscopic liver resection; N/A, not available; NSD, no significant difference; OLR, open liver resection; PSM, propensity‐score matched; RFS, recurrence free survival.