Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2010; 16(22): 2818-2823
Published online Jun 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2818
Table 2 Comparison between LLH and OLH for hepatolithiasis n (%)
VariablesLLH (n = 28)OLH (n = 33)
Operating time (min)158 ± 43132 ± 39
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)180 ± 56184 ± 50
Intraoperative blood transfusion0 (0)1 (3.0)
Postoperative complications4 (14.2)5 (15.2)
Postoperative hospital stay (d)6.8 ± 2.810.2 ± 3.4
Intermediate residual stone5 (17.9)4 (12.1)
Final residual stone0 (0)0 (0)
Stone recurrence1 (3.6)1 (3.0)
Perioperative mortality0 (0)0 (0)