Table 2.
Peri-operative characteristics of patients undergoing resection for biliary malignancies
| Variable | Total | IHC | EHC | GBC | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range), n (%) | (n= 91) | n= 23 | n= 46 | n= 22 | |
| Primary operation | |||||
| Liver resection | 56 (61.5) | 23 | 18 | 15 | NA |
| Extrahepatic biliary resection | 35 (38.5) | 7 | 28 | 0 | NA |
| Pancreaticoduodenectomy | 18 (19.8) | NA | 18 | NA | NA |
| Complications | 16 (18.5) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0.34 |
| Length of stay, days | 9 (1–70) | 8.5 (1–70) | 9 (1–69) | 10 (4–41) | 0.8 |
| 30-day mortality | 4 (4.4) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
IHC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas; EHC, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; GBC, gallbladder carcinomas; NA, not applicable.