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Table 1. Studies about pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy for recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Donors Recipients
Lee et al. [45] (2018) Lee et al. [83] (2019) Lee et al. [45] (2018) Lee et al. [83] (2019)
Country Korea Korea Korea Korea
Cases, n 115 33 115 33
HCC, n (%) - - 78 (67.8) 7 (21.2)
Graft weight (g) 715.4 ± 153.3 750.0 ± 194.0 - -
Estimated blood loss (mL) 394.1 ± 197.6 572.2 ± 438.9 NA 1650.0 ± 6082.7
Operation time (min) 321.5 ± 57.2 433.7 ± 142.9 NA 597.5 ± 96.8
Open Conversion, n (%) NA 2 (6.1) - -
Complications, n (%) Overall 10 (8.7) 6 (18.2) 26 (22.6) 13 (39.4)
Clavien-Dindo I-II 7 (6.1) 3 (9.1) NA NA
Clavien-Dindo III-IV 3 (2.6) 3 (9.1) NA NA
Mortality NA NA 2 (1.7) 3 (9.1)
Rejection - - NA 0 (0)
Hospital stay (Day) 7.8 ± 1.8 9.7 ± 4.4 17.8 ± 8.7 24.0 ± 3.9

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or frequency (%). NA: Not available; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; LT: liver transplantation.

Table 2. Studies on laparoscopic-assisted liver transplantation
Surgery Patients Age Females Blood Operation Deaths
Study Country Conditions
type (n) (years) (%) loss (mL) duration (min) (n)
[84]
Eguchi et al. Japan HA + midline 9 Cirrhosis, Caroli’s 60 (44- 55.6 3940 741 (599-839) 1
incision disease 69) (1300-
18400)
Soyama et al. [85] Japan HA + midline 29 Cirrhosis NA NA 7300 761 (578-1057) 0
incision (1300-
18400)
[86]
Dokmak et al. France PLH + 1 Neuroendocrine liver 52 100 400 400 0
midline metastases
incision
Values are presented as median (range). HA: Hand-assisted mobilization of the liver; NA: not available; PLH: pure laparoscopic total
hepatectomy.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Study concept, data analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the manuscript, final approval of the
manuscript: Sioutas GS, Tsoulfas G
Data acquisition, drafting of the manuscript: Sioutas GS

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Financial support and sponsorship
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Conflicts of interest
Both authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.