Association of Laparoscopic Surgery with Improved Perioperative and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from Propensity-Score Matched Studies.

Daniel AlisedaGonzalo SapisochinPablo Martí-CruchagaGabriel ZozayaNuria BlancoBrian K P GohFernando Rotellar

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)

This large meta-analysis of PSM studies shows that LLR in patients with resectable iCC is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and, being conservative, yields similar OS outcomes compared with OLR.

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
case control
systematic review
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
liver metastases
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
acute kidney injury
radiation therapy
weight loss
rectal cancer
glycemic control
insulin resistance