https://www.selleckchem.com/MEK.html Laparoscopic liver resection is not only minimally invasive but also reduces blood loss and postoperative complications compared to open surgery. Laparoscopic liver resection has been reported to be non-inferior to open resection in long term results. The indications for laparoscopic liver resection is expected to expand for patients with cirrhosis. In this study, we evaluated the safety and outcome of 96 cases of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in cirrhosis comparing with 32 cases of open liver resection performed in our hospital. Comparing laparoscopic and open liver resection cases(laparoscopic/open), the operative time was 304.2/211.0 minutes(p=0.003), blood loss was 459.8/1,102.0 g(p= 0.027)and post-operative hospital stay was 16.2/14.7 days(p=0.760). In laparoscopic surgery, operation time was longer, but the amount of blood loss was less, and post-operative hospital stay was comparable. In terms of postoperative complications, surgical site infections occurred in 5(5.2%)/5(15.6%)(p=0.068)and postoperative bleeding occurred in 2 (2.1%)/1(3.1%)(p=0.736), postoperative cholestasis occurred in 3(3.1%)/0(0.0%)(p=0.312)and mortality was 1(1.0%)/1(3.1%)(p=0.411), there was no significant difference. Laparoscopic liver resection can be safely performed in HCC patients with cirrhosis, and the results were as good as those of open liver resection.This is the case of a 77-year-old man with hepatitis C. AFP was increased by 95.9 ng/mL, and abdominal computed tomography(CT)revealed a 20 mm mass in the S6 segment of the liver. Therefore, the patient was referred to our hospital for further examination. Abdominal echo at our hospital showed a 10 mm, low echoic lesion in S6, which tended to shrink. Similarly, CT showed a low-concentration nodule of 10 mm in S6, but the contrast effect in the arterial phase was not clear. EOB-MRI showed a 10 mm nodule of DWI hyperintensity and hepatocyte phase hypointensity in