Superiority of laparoscopic liver resection to open liver resection in obese individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to elucidate the effects of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) vs open liver resection (OLR) for major complications (Clavien-Dindo classification grade ≥ IIIa) in obese individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods

The clinical records of 339 and 733 patients who underwent LLR and OLR, respectively, for HCC between 2000 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Body mass index (BMI) groups were classified according to the definitions of the World Health Organization: underweight group, BMI ≤ 18.4 kg/m² (LLR vs OLR: 27 vs 47); normal weight, BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m² (211 vs 483); overweight, BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m² (85 vs 181); and obese, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m² (16 vs 22). The effects of obesity on major complication

SUBMITTER: Ishihara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786695 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature