Short-term Outcomes and Difficulty of Repeat Laparoscopic Liver Resection

ABSTRACT:

Objectives:

To investigate the feasibility of repeat laparoscopic liver resection (Rep-LLR), including repeat anatomical resection (Rep-AR), as compared to initial-LLR (Ini-LLR).

Background:

The indications of LLR have expanded to treatment of recurrent liver tumors. However, the feasibility of Rep-LLR, including Rep-AR, has not yet been adequately assessed.

Methods:

Data of 297 patients who had undergone LLR were reviewed. Among the 297 patients, 235 (AR: 168) had undergone Ini-LLR and 62 (AR: 27) had undergone Rep-LLR, and the surgical outcomes were compared between the groups. In addition, multivariate analysis was performed to identify predictors of the difficulty of Rep-LLR based on the operation time and volume of blood loss.

Results:

Of the 62 pat

SUBMITTER: Mori S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature