Clinical significance of extrahepatic bile duct resection for T2 gallbladder cancer using data from the Japanese Biliary Tract Cancer Registry between 2014 and 2018

ConclusionsThe EHBDR may improve the prognosis of patients with T2 gall bladder cancer with lymph node metastases; however, its indication should be carefully determined because of the increased risk of postoperative complications.

Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery - October 4, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Hiroyuki Kato, Akihiko Horiguchi, Shin Ishihara, Masafumi Nakamura, Itaru Endo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research