Surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma offers the only possibility of long-term survival, but remains a formidable undertaking. Traditionally, 90 day post-operative complications and death have been used to define operative risk. However, there is concern that this metric may not accurately capture long-term morbidity after such complex surgery. This is a retrospective review of a prospective database of patients undergoing surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma at a Western centre between 2009-2017.
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Perioperative morbidity
Timeframe: 30 day