Impact of post-hepatectomy biliary leaks on long-term survival in different liver tumors: A single institute experience.
Devesh Sanjeev BallalShraddha PatkarAditya R KunteSridhar SundaramNitin Sudhakar ShettyKunal GalaSuyash Sureshchandra KulkarniMahesh GoelPublished in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2024)
Post-hepatectomy biliary leaks are associated with significantly poorer DFS only in patients with cholangiocarcinoma, but not in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods to mitigate this survival detriment need to be explored.