Bile duct surgery in the treatment of hepatobiliary and gallbladder malignancies: effects of hepatic and vascular resection on outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resection of the bile duct is required for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma and is sometimes indicated in resections of liver and gallbladder malignancies. The goal of this retrospective review was to characterize surgical outcomes in patients submitted to bile duct resection for malignancy when additional procedures, specifically hepatic or vascular resections, were performed.

Methods

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was searched to identify a total of 747 patients who underwent: (i) biliary-enteric anastomosis (BEA) only (Group 1, n = 266); (ii) BEA with hepatic resection (Group 2, n = 439), or (iii) BEA with hepatic and vascular resection (Group 3, n = 42). Postoperative outcomes were compared and regres

SUBMITTER: Shen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4644358 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature