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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: Combined ultrasonic aspiration and saline-linked radiofrequency precoagulation: a step toward bloodless liver resection without the need of liver inflow occlusion: analysis of 313 consecutive patients

Characteristic

Finding

P-value

Major Hepatectomya

Minor Hepatectomyb

Total

 

Age, mean (SD), (minimum-maximum) years

61 (10.74) (31 to 85)

62.55 (10.20) (37 to 82)

61.57 (10.56) (31 to 85)

0.29

Sex, F/M, n

88/111

49/65

137/176

0.832

Diagnosis, n

Colorectal liver metastases

144

103

247

 

Non-colorectal liver metastases

3

9

12

 

Hepatocellular carcinoma

22

2

24

 

Cholangiocarcinoma

25z

0

25

 

Gallbladder carcinoma

5

0

5

 

Total

199 (63.6%)

114 (36.4%)

313

 

Number of lesions, one/more than one

82/117

63/51

145/168

0.016

  1. athree or more segmentectomies.
  2. btwo or fewer segmentectomies or hepatic wedge resections-tumorectomies.