Preventing futile surgery in Intrahepatic and Perihilar cholangiocarcinomas: Can we identify preoperative factors to improve patient selection and optimize outcomes?

Mahesh GoelGurudutt P VartyShraddha PatkarV MeghanaMufaddal KaziKunal NandyVikas OstwalAnant RamaswamyKunal B GalaNitin S Shetty

Published in: Surgical oncology (2024)

Futile surgery was observed in over one third of our patients. Five strong preoperative predictors of futility were identified. Careful analysis of these factors may reduce futile surgical explorations.

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minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
surgical site infection
prognostic factors
case report
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
atrial fibrillation
weight loss