Impact of post-hepatectomy biliary leaks on long-term survival in different liver tumors: A single institute experience.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds/aims

A postoperative biliary leak is one of the most morbid complications occurring after a liver resection, the long-term impact of which remains unknown.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of consecutive liver resections performed from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021. Primary endpoint of disease-free survival (DFS) was compared between patients with and without a bile leak, stratifying for tumor type. Survival curves were plotted using Kaplan-Meier estimates, and differences between them were analyzed using the log-rank test.

Results

In toto, 862 patients were analyzed, and included 306 (35.5%) hepatocellular carcinomas, 212 (24.6%) metastatic colorectal cancers, and 111 (12.9%) cholangiocarcinomas (69 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, 42 hilar cholangioc

SUBMITTER: Ballal DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11599820 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature