RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Comparison study between open and laparoscopic liver resection in a Saudi tertiary center
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 452
OP 457
DO 10.15537/smj.2019.5.24086
VO 40
IS 5
A1 Al-Saif, Faisal A.
A1 Aldekhayel, Mosaed K.
A1 Al-Alem, Faisal
A1 Hassanain, Mazen M.
A1 Mattar, Rafif E.
A1 Alsharabi, Abdulsalam
YR 2019
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/40/5/452.abstract
AB Objectives: To compare King Saud University Medical City experience in laparoscopic liver resection with our previously established database for open resections.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All adult patients who underwent liver resection from 2006 to 2017 were included. Patients who had their procedure converted to open were excluded.Results: Among the 111 liver resections included, 22 (19.8%) were performed laparoscopically and 89 (80.1%) were performed using the open technique. Malignancy was the most common indication in both groups (78.5%). The mean operative time was 275 min (SD 92.2) in the laparoscopic group versus 315 min (SD 104.3) in the open group. Intraoperative blood transfusion was required in the laparoscopic (9%) and open groups (31.4%). The morbidity rate was 13.6% in the laparoscopic group and 31.4% in the open group, and the mortality rate was 0% in the laparoscopic group and 5.6% in the open group.Conclusion: Laparoscopic liver resection appears to be a safe technique and can be performed in various benign and malignant cases.