Table 8 Comparison of surgical variables and outcome between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic livers when performing laparoscopic stapleless left lateral sectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma
| Categorical variables |
Cirrhotic (n = 8) |
Non-cirrhotic (n = 10) | p value |
| Inflow control (Yes (%)) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (20.0) | 0.608 |
| Blood transfusion (Yes(%)) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0.559 |
| Complications (Yes (%)) | 4 (50.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0.321 |
| Major complications a (Yes (%)) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | N.A. |
| Thirty-day mortality (Yes (%)) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | N.A. |
| In-hospital mortality (Yes (%)) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | N.A. |
| Early recurrence b(Yes (%)) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (20.0) | 1.000 |
| Continuous variables c |
Cirrhotic (n = 8) |
Non-cirrhotic (n = 10) | p value |
| Operative duration (minutes) | 270.9 ± 24.47 | 299.9 ± 49.28 | 0.607 |
| Blood loss (ml) | 321.3 ± 80.99 | 134.0 ± 32.70 | 0.060 |
| Duration of inflow controld (minutes) | 75.7 ± 9.24 | 100.5 ± 4.50 | 0.139 |
| Duration of parenchymal transection (minutes) | 82.8 ± 9.93 | 105.0 ± 25.06 | 0.521 |
| Post-OP hospital stay (days) (range) | 9.6 ± 0.96 (6–15) | 7.5 ± 0.52 (5–10) | 0.057 |
