Research Article

Role of the Surgical Method in Development of Postoperative Cholangiocarcinoma in Todani Type IV Bile Duct Cysts

Table 1

Surgical approaches and postoperative clinical presentations of 33 patients treated at other hospitals who developed postoperative malignancy.

Clinical presentationSurgical approach
CD
()
CJ
()
Extrahepatic cyst excision and Roux-en-Y HJ ()Extrahepatic cyst excision and Roux-en-Y HJ with partial liver resection ()T-tube drainage after bile duct exploration ()Total number (%)

Cholangitis7111014 33 (100)
Abdominal pain57101427 (81.8)
Fever6961325 (75.8)
Jaundice41051222 (66.7)
Cholangiolithiasis5881426 (78.8)
Biliary-enteric anastomotic stenosis39101023 (69.7)

CD: choledochoduodenostomy; CJ: choledochojejunostomy; HJ: hepaticojejunostomy.