Jaundice as a clinical presentation in liver hydatidosis increases the risk of postoperative biliary fistula.
Isabel Jaén-TorrejimenoRaquel Latorre-FraguaDiego López-GuerraAdela Rojas-HolguínAlba Manuel-VázquezGerardo Blanco-FernandezJosé Manuel RamiaPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
The presentation as obstructive jaundice causes greater postoperative morbidity. The main postoperative complication in these cases, despite radical surgery, is biliary fistula. In our series, routine preoperative ERCP did not show any benefit.