Progress in minimally invasive therapy for hepatoceilular carcinoma / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Minimally invasive therapy is gaining increasing attention as an important part of therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It includes laparoseopic liver resection, transarterial therapy, local ablative therapy and some new extraeorporeal energy therapies. The theoretical advantages of laparoscopic liver resection are those of minimally invasive surgery in general, such as early recovery, shorter hospital stay, and better cosmetic outcome. However, laparoseopie liver resection for HCC is still considered as controversial because of the uncertainty of the long-term results, and fear of compromising the principles of oncologic resection. Transarterial chemoembolization is the most promising palliative medality for uuresectable HCC, but other techniques, such as transarterial radioembolization and local ablative therapy, have also shown promising results. Recent evidence suggests that local ablative therapy may offer comparable survival outcomes in patients with small HCC and preserved liver function when compared with partial hepatectomy. This article focuses on the development in minimally invasire therapy of HCC.