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. 2023 Mar;30(3):293-302.
doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1232. Epub 2022 Sep 16.

Pure laparoscopic vs open right hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score-matched analysis

Yi-Yeon Nam  1 , Suk Kyun Hong  1 , Su Young Hong  1 , Sola Lee  1 , YoungRok Choi  1 , Nam-Joon Yi  1 , Kwang-Woong Lee  1 , Kyung-Suk Suh  1
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Pure laparoscopic vs open right hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score-matched analysis

Yi-Yeon Nam et al. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Background/purpose: Since minimally invasive surgery has been incorporated in overall surgery, pure laparoscopic technology is involved in most hepatectomies, including right hepatectomy, in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its feasibility and safety in right hepatectomy are still controversial owing to the limited literature. This study aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of pure laparoscopic right hepatectomy (PLRH) with those of open right hepatectomy (ORH) in patients with HCC.

Methods: The prospectively collected medical records of 327 patients with HCC who underwent right hepatectomy between January 2010 and April 2020 at Seoul National University Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. We performed 1:1 propensity score matching between the PLRH and ORH groups. The primary end point was short-term outcomes, including hospital stay, blood loss, and morbidity; the secondary end point was long-term outcomes, including overall and recurrence-free survival.

Results: Forty-nine patients were included in each group. Patients who underwent PLRH had a shorter postoperative hospital stay than those who underwent ORH (12.2 vs 8.9 days; P < .001). The requirement for blood transfusion was significantly lower in the PLRH group than in the ORH group (10.2% vs 2.0%; P = .010). The operative time (P = .479) and proportion of major complications (P = .487) were comparable between the groups. There were no significant differences in overall survival (P = .524) and the recurrence-free survival rate (P = .576) between the groups.

Conclusions: Postoperative outcomes, including oncological outcomes, were comparable between PLRH and ORH, showing that PLRH can be a safe and feasible option to replace ORH in patients with HCC.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; laparoscopy; propensity matching; recurrence; right hepatectomy; surgical complications.

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