Objective To evaluate the curative effect of reoperation on postoperative recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Method From Jan.1995 to Dec. 1998, 18 recurrent HCC patients underwent 27 sessions of reoperation in our hospital. Result The mean interval between first and second operation among 18 patients was 39?14 months, and for the 9 cases, in which cancer recurred after second surgery, the mean interval between the second and the third operations was 21?4.5 months (P