Table 2 Demographics and perioperative outcomes of patients who underwent minor minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) with or without a falciform ligament flap (FLF) for sealing the resection surface.
MILS + FLF n (%) or mean (SD) | MILS—FLF n (%) or mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 30 | 16 | |
Sex | |||
Male | 18 (60.0) | 10 (62.5) | 0.869 |
Female | 12 (40.0) | 6 (37.5) | |
Age; years | 58.2 (15.2) | 54.2 (19.7) | 0.451 |
Operating time; minutes | 249.2 (106.6) | 234.8 (122.9) | 0.682 |
LOPS; days | 6.5 (2.5) | 9.3 (7.5) | 0.177 |
Blood loss; ml | 301.0 (284.0) | 318.1 (354.2) | 0.859 |
Overall morbidity | 1 (3.3) | 3 (18.8) | 0.114 |
Liver surgery related morbidity | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) | 0.348 |
Previous abdominal surgery | 10 (33.3) | 8 (50.0) | 0.270 |
Liver malignancy | |||
Yes | 21 (70.0) | 10 (62.5) | 0.605 |
No | 9 (30.0) | 6 (37.5) | |
