Laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis: a single-center propensity score matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial due to limited research. This study analyzed the oncology prognosis of patients who received LH treatment for HCC compared with conventional open hepatectomy (OH).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with cirrhosis who underwent hepatectomy for HCC between 2012 and 2018. Patients were divided into LH and OH groups, and the oncology outcomes were compared before and after 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM).

Results

A total of 403 patients with HCC cirrhosis who received LH (n=112) and OH (n=291) were enrolled. After PSM, 106 pairs of patients were matched. Compared with OH before and after PSM, there was no significant difference in overall survival

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8743702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature