Factors affecting the operating time for complete cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy in paediatric cases of congenital choledochal malformation: a retrospective case study in Southeast China.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate factors affecting the operating time for complete cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy in paediatric cases of congenital choledochal malformation (CCM). DESIGN:A 3-year retrospective study was undertaken between January 2013 and December 2015 in four centres in China. SETTING:This involved a retrospective chart review of paediatric patients with CCM in four large hospitals in Southeast China. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-five paediatric patients with CCM were included in this study. We derived all available information on patient demographics, clinical characteristics, preoperative complications and surgical methods from the charts of all these patients. INTERVENTIONS:Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to eval

SUBMITTER: Guo WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988190 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature