A Comparative Study of Laparoscopic and Open Approaches for Right Hemihepatectomy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: Safety and Short-Term Outcomes

05 February 2024: Clinical Research

Gehui Li ^1ABCE , Joseph Mugaanyi ^12BE , Zhanghui Li ^12CE , Yating Bao ^1D , Caide Lu ^1D , Jing Huang ^1ADG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942096

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942096

Table 1 Patient characteristics and clinical data.

	LRH (n=23)	ORH (n=34)	Statistical values	P value
Age (years)	57.9±10.6	58.0±9.0	t=−0.05	0.960
BMI (kg/m)	21.91 (18.72–28.33	23.1 (19.39–31.35	z=−0.952	0.341
Sex
Male	20	29		1.000
Female	3	5
Hypertension	4	14	χ=3.592	0.083
Diabetes	3	3	χ=0.005	0.945
Preoperative TACE	5	10	χ=0.417	0.558
Radio-frequency	0	2		1.000
Child Classification			1.000
A grade	22	33
B grade	1	1
Abdomen surgery	1	4	χ=0.244	0.621
HBV carrier	16	27	χ=0.718	0.532
Preoperative blood test
ALB	40.1±5.1	40.3±4.6	t=0.579	0.565
TB	12.85 (4.80–48.70	13.65 (5.00–67.50	z=−0.488	0.625
DB	4.50 (2.10–12.70	5.75 (2.20–58.50	z=−1.229	0.219
ALT	31.00 (16.00–157.00	24.00 (7.00–208.00	z=−0.366	0.714
AST	31.00 (16.00–156.00	31.50 (12.00–243.00	z=−0.114	0.909
INR	1.07 (0.97–2.10	1.06 (0.88–1.52	z=−0.595	0.552
Tumor marker
AFP	42.0 (2.2–80 033.9)	76.7 (1.5–200 000.0)	z=−1.025	0.305
CA19-9	13.3 (6.5–43.6)	12.7 (1.1–1954.0)	z=−0.244	0.807
CEA	1.7 (0.5–4.9)	2.0 (0.2–17)	z=−0.176	0.860
Continuous variables are reported as mean±standard deviation. Categorical variables are reported as median (range). TACE – transarterial chemoembolization; HBV – hepatitis B virus; ALB – albumin; TB – total bilirubin; DB – direct bilirubin; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; INR – International Normalized Ratio; AFP – alpha fetoprotein; CA19-9 – carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CEA – carcinoembryonic antigen.