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  • Surgical Oncology
  • Gastroenterology

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  • Biliary malignancies, including gallbladder cancer (GBC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC), and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC), represent a significant clinical challenge.
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  • Understanding outcomes after surgical resection is crucial for patient management.

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  • To review key outcomes following potentially curative resection of GBC, IHC, and PHC.
  • To analyze postoperative mortality, overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival, and recurrence patterns.
  • To discuss prognostic factors and models for predicting long-term results.

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  • Review of outcomes data for patients undergoing resection for GBC, IHC, and PHC.
  • Analysis of postoperative mortality rates, median and 5-year OS, and recurrence patterns.
  • Identification and discussion of prognostic factors influencing survival and recurrence.

Main Results:

  • Postoperative mortality for GBC and IHC resection is comparable to other liver resections, but is approximately 10% for PHC.
  • Median OS ranges from 8 months (pT3 GBC) to 79 months (pT1b GBC), with approximately 30 months for IHC and 38 months for PHC.
  • The majority of patients recur post-resection, with GBC patients experiencing earlier recurrence (median 12 months) and predominantly distant recurrence, while IHC/PHC patients often have locoregional recurrence (approx. 60%).

Conclusions:

  • Lymph node metastasis, positive surgical margins, and poor tumor differentiation are significant negative prognostic factors for all biliary malignancies.
  • Prognostic nomograms have been developed to aid in predicting long-term outcomes after biliary cancer resection.
  • Despite challenges, potentially curative resection offers survival benefits, necessitating careful patient selection and risk stratification.