Laparoscopic hepatectomy is feasible for patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhotic liver

Table 3 Operative procedures and results

	Before propensity score matching			After propensity score matching
	Open group, n = 71	Laparoscopic group, n = 26	P value	Open group, n = 19	Laparoscopic group, n = 19	P value
BAN score
Low	14 (19.7)	15 (57.7)	< 0.001	10 (52.6)	8 (42.1)	0.780
Intermediate	20 (28.2)	8 (30.8)		7 (36.8)	8 (42.1)
High	37 (52.1)	3 (11.5)		2 (10.5)	3 (15.8)
Surgical procedure
Hemihepatectomy	2 (2.8)	0 (0)	0.003	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000
Sectionectomy	15 (21.1)	1 (3.9)		1 (5.3)	1 (5.3)
Segmentectomy	21 (29.6)	3 (11.5)		3 (15.8)	3 (15.8)
Partial hepatectomy	33 (46.5)	22 (84.6)		15 (79.0)	15 (79.0)
Operative time (minute)	250 ± 114	214 ± 90	0.140	225 ± 114	216 ± 89	0.770
Blood loss (18)	1169 ± 1994	199 ± 374	0.016	941 ± 1436	242 ± 427	0.049
Pathological findings
High differentiation	8 (11.3)	5 (19.2)	0.220	2 (10.5)	3 (15.8)	0.690
Moderately differentiation	37 (52.1)	16 (61.6)		12 (63.2)	13 (68.4)
Poorly differentiation	26 (36.6)	5 (19.2)		5 (26.3)	3 (15.8)
Microscopic portal vein invasion	22 (31.0)	3 (11.5)	0.050	3 (15.8)	2 (10.5)	0.630
Intrahepatic metastasis	17 (23.9)	4 (15.4)	0.360	3 (15.8)	3 (15.8)	1.000
Surgical margin-positive	7 (9.9)	1 (3.9)	0.340	1 (5.3)	0 (0)	0.310
Cirrhosis	47 (66.2)	24 (92.3)	0.010	16 (84.2)	17 (89.5)	0.630

Data are shown as n (%) or mean ± SD. BAN score: Ban Difficulty Scoring System.