Laparoscopic vs open liver re-resection for cirrhotic patients with post-hepatectomy hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence: A comparative study

Table 1 Details of hepatectomy in previous liver resection

Previous liver resection	LRH, n = 29	ORH, n = 22	P value
Approach			0.395
Laparoscopic	14 (48.3)	8 (36.4)
Open	15 (51.7)	14 (63.6)
Type of resection			0.224
Major	24 (82.8)	15 (68.2)
Minor	5 (17.2)	7 (31.8)
Tumour location, segment			0.780
II, III, IV, V, VI	16 (55.2)	13 (59.1)
VII, VIII	13 (44.8)	9 (40.9)
Number of previous hepatectomy			0.478
1	17 (58.6)	16 (72.7)
2	9 (31.0)	5 (22.7)
3	2 (6.9)	0 (0.0)
4	0 (0.0)	1 (4.5)
5	1 (3.4)	0 (0.0)
Microscopic lymphovascular invasion			1.000
No	20 (69.0)	15 (68.2)
Yes	4 (13.8)	4 (18.2)
Not assessed	5 (17.2)	3 (13.6)

Values are n (%). LRH: Laparoscopic repeat hepatectomy; ORH: Open repeat hepatectomy.