Abstract
We performed LMC in 58 patients with solitary HCC. Mean tumor size was 24.6 mm (range : 12 to 66 mm) Three cases required postoperative procedures such as PEI or TAE. In 55 cases, HCC was treated by LMC alone. LMC was very effective for HCCs measuring under 4cm in diameter. In most patients, oral intake was started in the evening of the day of LMC. Ambulation was resumed on the day after treatment in all cases. No major complications occurred. The mean postoperative hospital stay in the patients treated by LMC alone was 9.4 days. LMC is minimally invasive and requires only a short convalescence. LMC is excellent in terms of cost / benefit and the quality of life and has great potentiality.
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