Laparoscopic liver resection is associated with less significant muscle loss than the conventional open approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic liver resections (LLR) have been shown a treatment approach comparable to open liver resections (OLR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the influence of procedural type on body composition has not been investigated. The aim of the current study was to compare the degree of skeletal muscle loss between LLR and OLR for HCC.

Methods

By using propensity score matching (PSM) analysis, 64 pairs of patients were enrolled. The change of psoas muscle index (PMI) after the operation was compared between the matched patients in the LLR and OLR. Risk factors for significant muscle loss (defined as change in PMI > mean change minus one standard deviation) were further investigated by multivariate analysis.

Results

Among patients enrolled, there wa

SUBMITTER: Gau RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9721003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature