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. 2018 Mar 28;24(12):1332–1342. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i12.1332

Table 8.

Local recurrence-free survival rates of patients according to the status of the bile duct margin evaluated by permanent section diagnosis

Duration (yr) Negative Borderline Positive
Total layer
Number of cases 36 20 18
1 0.940 0.862 0.667
3 0.710 0.790 0.356
5 0.710 ND ND
1Epithelial layer
Number of cases 36 20 6
1 0.940 0.862 0.333
3 0.710 0.790 0.167
5 0.710 ND ND
1

Patients with borderline or positive subepithelial layer were excluded. ND: Not determined.