Abstract:Objective To compare the effects of laparoscopic liver resection and open liver resection on the long-term efficacy, gastrointestinal function, and oxidative stress response of patients with primary large liver cancer.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 97 cases of primary large liver cancer who underwent surgical treatment from February 2013 to July 2016 and were followed up to October 2019. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the different treatment methods. The control group (50 cases) underwent open liver resection and the observation group (47 cases) underwent laparoscopic liver resection.Results There was no significant difference in surgical time and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups (P > 0.05). The postoperative drainage time and postoperative hospital stay of the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The results of relapse free survival analysis showed that: the median relapse free survival time of the control group was 17 months, 95%CI: 14.532 ~ 19.468, the median relapse free survival time of the observation group was 23 months, 95%CI: 20.845 ~ 25.155, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). The results of total survival analysis showed that: the median survival time of the control group was 31 months, 95%CI: 27.931 ~ 36.092, the median survival time of the observation group was 34 months, 95%CI: 29.743~37.068, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). After operation, the levels of GAS and MTL in the two groups were significantly decreased, but the the control group was more significant, the levels of cholecystokinin (CCK) increased significantly in the two groups after surgery, but the control group was more significant (P < 0.05). After operation, the SOD level of the two groups decreased significantly, but the control group decreased more than that in observation group, the MDA and AOPP levels of the two groups increased significantly, but the observation group was more significant (P < 0.05). There were no serious complications such as bile leakage, bleeding and liver failure in two groups. There were 7 cases (14.00%) in the control group and 6 cases (12.77%) in the observation group with mild complications of Clavien-Dindo grade Ⅰ ~ Ⅱ, which had no significant difference (P > 0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic hepatectomy and open hepatectomy have the same long-term effect and complications in patients with primary large liver cancer, but the effect of laparoscopy on gastrointestinal function and oxidative stress response is less.