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Table 2 Operative characteristics of 22 patients with metastatic melanoma who underwent laparoscopic liver resection for tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte harvest

From: Minimally invasive liver resection to obtain tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for adoptive cell therapy in patients with metastatic melanoma

Variable

n

%

Surgical approach

  

 Laparoscopic, completely closed

20

90

 Hand-assisted laparoscopic

1

4.5

 Lap converted to open

1

4.5

No. of metastases resected

45

 

 1

14

64

 2

3

14

 ≥ 3

5

23

Segment of liver resected

  

 Combined segment 2 and 3

2

9

 Segment 3

8

36

 Segment 5

2

9

 Segment 6

8

36

 Segment 7

1

4.5

 Segment 8

1

4.5

Size (cm) of tumor resected (mean/median (range))

3.4/3 (0.3-8)

 

Operative specifics (mean/median (range))

  

 Intraoperative blood loss (mL)

256/100 (50–1400)

 

 Operative time (minutes)

194/193 (90–305)

 

 Use of pringle

3

14

 Parenchymal transection with ultrasonic device

21

95

 Parenchymal transection with endovascular stapler

15

68

Duration of hospitalization (days) (mean/median (range))

4/3 (1–10)

 

Postoperative complication

3

14

 Bile leak

1

4.5

 Rapid atrial fibrillation

1

4.5

 Colitis

1

4.5