Elderly Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: Open or Laparoscopic Approach?open access
- Authors
- Kim, Jong Man; Kim, Sangjin; Rhu, Jinsoo; Choi, Gyu-Seong; Kwon, Choon Hyuck David; Joh, Jae-Won
- Issue Date
- Aug-2020
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatectomy; tumor recurrence; survival; minimally invasive surgery
- Citation
- Cancers, v.12, no.8
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Cancers
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 8
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2021.sw.kumedicine/63873
- DOI
- 10.3390/cancers12082281
- ISSN
- 2072-6694
2072-6694
- Abstract
- It remains unclear whether the short-term benefits and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) accrue to elderly patients with medical comorbidities. The aim of the present study was to compare the outcomes between LLR and open liver resection (OLR) in elderly patients (>= 65 years) with solitary, treatment-naive solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). From January 2013 to August 2017, 256 elderly patients with solitary treatment-naive HCC underwent liver resection. All patients were Child-Pugh class A and older than 65 years. The OLR and LLR groups contained 160 and 96 patients, respectively. The median tumor size in the OLR group was significantly larger than that in the LLR group (3.9 vs. 2.6 cm), but the tumor size did not differ between the two groups after matching. The median operation time, blood loss, transfusion rate, and postoperative complications in the OLR group did not differ from those in the LLR group, but the operation time in the LLR group was longer than that in the OLR group after matching. The median hospitalization in the LLR group was significantly shorter than that in the OLR group. Disease-free survival (DFS) in the LLR group was better than that in the OLR group before and after matching, but the difference was not significant. Patient survival (PS) in the LLR group was similar to that in the OLR group. LLR is feasible and safe for elderly patients with solitary, treatment-naive HCC. The short- and long-term benefits of LLR are evident in geriatric oncological liver surgery patients.
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