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- This study investigates whether postoperative bile leaks affect the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resections.
- It analyzed 781 patients, comparing those with bile leaks to those without, using matched cohorts for a fair comparison.
- The findings suggest that bile leaks do not significantly impact 5-year recurrence-free or overall survival rates in these patients.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The impact of postoperative bile leak on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent liver resection is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of bile leak for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent liver resection.
Methods: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent liver resection between 2009 and 2019 at Kobe University Hospital and Hyogo Cancer Center were included. After propensity score matching between the bile leak and no bile leak groups, differences in 5-year recurrence-free and overall survival rates were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Results: A total of 781 patients, including 43 with postoperative bile leak, were analyzed. In the matched cohort, 40 patients were included in each group. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates after liver resection were 35% and 32% for the bile leak and no bile leak groups, respectively (P = 0.857). The 5-year overall survival rates were 44% and 54% for the bile leak and no bile leak groups, respectively (P = 0.216).
Conclusion: Overall, bile leak may not have a profound negative impact on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who have undergone liver resection.
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