Postoperative liver metastasis of patients with distal bile duct cancer / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between liver metastasis and prognosis in postoperative distal bile duct cancer patients Methods In this study 128 cases of distal bile duct cancer undergoing surgical procedures were analyzed retrospectively Using Kaplan meier method to calculate their survival rates, ? 2 test to analyze the difference of sample rates Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors influencing liver metastasis and log rank univariate analysis was used to assess the role of liver metastasis in the long survival Results Liver metastasis is a major cause of postoperative death Pathological types of the carcinoma and pancreatic invasion are significant predictors of liver metastasis Conclusion Aggressive treatment of postoperative liver metastasis is an important strategy to improve the long survival of postoperative bile duct cancer patients