Table 1 Comparison of patient groups for CT-RFA and L-RFA for recurrent HCC against the diaphragmatic dome.

From: CT-guided versus laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation in recurrent small hepatocellular carcinoma against the diaphragmatic dome

Variable

CT-RFA (n = 60) Mean

L-RFA (n = 56) Mean

Comparison p-value

Male/Female

38/22

40/16

0.3532

Age

53.7 ± 6.8

55.2 ± 9.5

0.3278

Child-Pugh A/B

35/25

34/22

0.7943

BCLC A/B

36/24

37/19

0.4986

BMI

22.8 ± 3

23.2 ± 2.9

0.4674

Lineal Descent Cancer History

14 (23.3%)

15 (26.7%)

0.6680

Alcohol Use

28 (46.7%)

24 (42.9%)

0.6801

HBs Ag (+)

50 (83.3%)

46 (82.1%)

0.8648

Hepatitis C Ab (+)

2 (3.3%)

1 (1.8%)

0.6000

Liver Cirrhosis

41 (68.3%)

35 (62.5%)

0.5091

Portal Hypertension

7 (11.7%)

10 (17.9%)

0.3463

Tumor Number one/two

46/14

35/21

0.0967

Mean Tumor Size (mm)

22.4 ± 3.3

23.1 ± 3.7

0.2838

Preoperative Lab Results

ALT (IU/L)

36.5 ± 14.9

30.3 ± 22.6

0.0819

AST (IU/L)

35.9 ± 17.0

32.4 ± 12.3

0.2093

Total Bilirubin (μmol/L)

21.4 ± 5.4

19.8 ± 6.1

0.1369

Albumin (g/L)

38.1 ± 5.8

39.4 ± 3.9

0.1623

INR

1.14 ± 0.12

1.16 ± 0.11

0.3524

Platelet count(109/L)

138.2 ± 56.5

126.3 ± 69.0

0.3103

AFP (<25/≥25 ng/mL)

38/22

43/13

0.1147