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Table 5 Postoperative complications of ALPPS and TACE

From: Application of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Complications

< 3b

≥ 3b

Total

ALPPS (n = 22)

 Pulmonary infection

5

0

5

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

1

0

1

 Abdominal infection

2

0

2

 Incision infection

2

0

2

 Bile leakage

0

2

2

 

10 (45.4%)

2 (9.1%)

12 (54.5%)

TACE (n = 22)

 Gastrointestinal symptom

5

0

5

 Fever

4

0

4

 Myelosuppression

1

0

1

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

1

0

1

 Hepatalgia

1

0

1

 

12 (54.5%)

0 (0)

12 (54.5%)