Background & Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. The 5-year recurrent rate of HCC after first curative resection is 77%~100%. Laparoscopic repeat liver resection (LRLR) has been shown in small retrospective studies to be a safe and effective treatment for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC) in selected patients, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been increasingly performed for treating recurrent tumors involving the liver after hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to compare the short-term and long-term outcome of laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of rHCC.
To observe and compare the short-term and long-term oncological outcome of laparoscopic hepatectomy and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma .