INTRODUCTION: Oncological implications of laparoscopic resection in primary @entity99 are not well defined. Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for @entity157 ( @entity157 ) in comparison to an open liver resection (OLR) in peri-operative and long-term oncological outcomes are described from a single North American institution. METHODS: From 2006 to 2013, all forty-three LLR @entity1 for @entity157 were evaluated. Each @entity1 was matched to two OLR @entity1 for age at operation, maximal @entity5 size and @entity5 number. RESULTS: When compared with OLR, LLR had a lower severity of complication (0% versus 27%, P   =   0.050) and lower 30-day readmission rate (2.3% versus 18.6%, P   =   0.010). The length of stay (LOS) was shorter in LLR @entity1 (5 versus 7   days, P   <   0.001) and the estimated @entity190 was also lower in LLR (300 versus 700   ml, P   =   0.004). Admission to intensive care unit (ICU), emergency room (ER) visits and complication rates were similar. Overall, recurrence-free and intra-hepatic recurrence-free survival were comparable between LLR and OLR. DISCUSSION: LLR confers the widely-accepted benefits of laparoscopic surgery, namely severity of complication, 30-day readmission rate, LOS and @entity190 . Further studies are required to examine intra- and extra-hepatic recurrence after LLR. LLR for @entity157 should be considered for appropriately selected @entity1 in centres with requisite volume and expertise.

Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for XXXX at a North-American Centre: a 2-to-1 matched pair analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumour'] @entity157 :: ('MESH:D006528', 'Disease') :: ['HCC', 'hepatocellular carcinoma'] @entity99 :: ('MESH:D056486', 'Disease') :: ['hepatic malignancy']
@entity157 :: (MESH:D006528,Disease) :: ['hepatocellular carcinoma']
