Table 8 Comparison of surgical variables and outcome between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic livers when performing laparoscopic stapleless left lateral sectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Categorical variables

Cirrhotic

(n = 8)

Non-cirrhotic

(n = 10)

p value

 Inflow control (Yes (%))

3 (37.5)

2 (20.0)

0.608

 Blood transfusion (Yes(%))

2 (25.0)

1 (10.0)

0.559

 Complications (Yes (%))

4 (50.0)

2 (20.0)

0.321

 Major complications ^a (Yes (%))

0 (0)

0 (0)

N.A.

 Thirty-day mortality (Yes (%))

0 (0)

0 (0)

N.A.

 In-hospital mortality (Yes (%))

0 (0)

0 (0)

N.A.

 Early recurrence ^b(Yes (%))

1 (12.5)

2 (20.0)

1.000

Continuous variables ^c

Cirrhotic

(n = 8)

Non-cirrhotic

(n = 10)

p value

 Operative duration (minutes)

270.9 ± 24.47

299.9 ± 49.28

0.607

 Blood loss (ml)

321.3 ± 80.99

134.0 ± 32.70

0.060

 Duration of inflow control^d (minutes)

75.7 ± 9.24

100.5 ± 4.50

0.139

 Duration of parenchymal transection (minutes)

82.8 ± 9.93

105.0 ± 25.06

0.521

 Post-OP hospital stay (days) (range)

9.6 ± 0.96 (6–15)

7.5 ± 0.52 (5–10)

0.057