Indications of Laparoscopic Repeat Liver Resection for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate the indications of laparoscopic repeat liver resection (LRLR) for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma from the viewpoint of its difficulty.

Methods

One hundred and one patients who underwent LRLR and 59 patients who underwent open repeat liver resection (ORLR) were included. The difficulty was classified according to the preoperative predictive factors for difficult LRLR, including an open approach during previous liver resection, history of two or more previous liver resections, history of previous major liver resection, tumor near the resected site of the previous liver resection, and intermediate or high difficulty with the difficulty scoring system. We compared the surgical outcomes between the LRLR and ORLR groups based on the difficulty

SUBMITTER: Kinoshita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature