Multivariable prediction model for both 90-day mortality and long-term survival for individual patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: does the predicted survival justify the surgical risk?
Anne-Marleen van KeulenStefan BuettnerJoris I ErdmannJohann PratschkeFrancesca RattiWilliam R JarnaginAndreas A SchnitzbauerHauke LangAndrea RuzzenenteSilvio NadalinMatteo CesconBaki TopalPim B OlthofBas Groot KoerkampPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2023)
Preoperative risk models for 90-day mortality and OS can help identify patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma who are unlikely to benefit from surgical resection. Tailored shared decision-making is particularly essential for the large intermediate group.