Wu X, et al. - The perioperative and long-term benefits of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) vs open liver resection (OLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were evaluated in select patients with well-preserved liver function and a cirrhotic background. Researchers performed a retrospective study on 1,085 patients with HCC who had liver resection at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University from July 2010 to July 2015 and selected 346 patients with well-preserved liver function and cirrhotic background. Findings suggest that compared to OLR, LLR could be a better option in these patients. While the median operation time was significantly longer for LLR, hospital stay, overall morbidity, and incidence of posthepatectomy liver failure were significantly reduced vs OLR.