Surgical outcomes of laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for left hepatocellular carcinoma: Propensity score analyses using retrospective Japanese and Korean individual patient data

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the prognostic impact of laparoscopic left hepatectomy (LLH) with that of open left hepatectomy (OLH) on patient survival after resection of left hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: Among the 953 patients who received initial treatment for primary HCC t...

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Main Authors: Masaki Kaibori, Kengo Yoshii, Yuzo Umeda, Takahito Yagi, Takehiro Okabayashi, Kenta Sui, Akira Mori, Yuhei Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Daisuke Hokuto, Kazuteru Monden, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Yoriko Nomura, Kan Toriguchi, Jong Man Kim, Gi Hong Choi, Je Ho Ryu, Yangseok Koh, Koo Jeong Kang, Young Kyoung You, Kwang-Sik Chun, Young Seok Han, Chan Woo Cho, Young Il Choi, Dong-Sik Kim, Jae Do Yang, Keita Mori, Atsushi Hiraoka, Hiroki Yamaue, Masafumi Nakamura, Masakazu Yamamoto, Itaru Endo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-10-01
Series:Liver Cancer
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/527294