Table 6. Demographic data of jaundiced (n = 27) and non-jaundiced patients (n = 49) with gallbladder cancer.
Variables | Jaundiced, n | Non-jaundiced,n | p-Value |
Male gender | 12 | 14 | 0.166 |
Mean age (range) | 58.3(35–78) | 59.4(34–83) | 0.858 |
Postoperative hospital stay | 19.6(8–85) | 11.9(8–33) | 0.001 |
Extent of liver resection | 0.330 | ||
Major hepatectomy(>3 segments) | 1 | 3 | |
Anatomical segments IV-V | 7 | 17 | |
Gallbladder bed | 19 | 29 | |
Combined resection of adjacent organs | 7 (25.9%) | 2 (4.1%) | 0.005 |
Microscopic invasion of theliver parenchyma | 18 (66.7%) | 22 (44.9%) | 0.071 |
Lymph node metastasis | 22 (81.5%) | 23 (46.9%) | 0.004 |
pT | 0.091 | ||
pT4 | 9 (33.3%) | 9 (18.4%) | |
R0 | 17 (63.0%) | 41 (83.7%) | 0.043 |
Mortality (number of patients) | 9(33.3%) | 9(18.4%) | 0.145 |
Note that adjacent organs include the pancreas, duodenum, stomach, and/or colon other than the liver and extrahepatic bile duct.