Pure laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with chronic liver disease

Table 2 Recently reported laparoscopic hepatectomy and open hepatectomy comparative studies - operative outcomes

Ref.	Ascites		Liver failure		Hospital stay (d, mean ± SD)		Mortality
	LH	OH	LH	OH	LH	OH	LH	OH
Laurent et al[32]	1/13	5/14	1/13	5/14	15.3 ± 8.6	17.3 ± 18.9	0/13	2/14
Belli et al[33]	3/23	8/23	NA	NA	8.2 ± 2.6	12.04 ± 3.93	1/23	0/23
Lai et al[34]	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0/25	1/33
Aldrighetti et al[35]	0/16	1/16	NA	NA	6.3 ± 1.7	9.0 ± 3.8	0/16	0/16
Tranchart et al[36]	3/42	11/42	0/36	4/53	6.7 ± 5.9	9.6 ± 3.4	1/42	1/42
Kim et al[37]	0/26	1/29	NA	NA	11.08 ± 4.96	16.07 ± 10.697	0/26	0/29
Lee et al[38]	0/33	2/50	NA	NA	NA	NA	0/33	0/50
Truant et al[39]	5/36	12/53	NA	NA	6.5 ± 2.7	9.50 ± 4.8	0/36	4/53

LH: Laparoscopic hepatectomy; OH: Open hepatectomy; NA: Not available.