Research Article

Surgical Management and Prognosis of Congenital Choledochal Cysts in Adults: A Single Asian Center Cohort of 69 Cases

Table 6

Correlation of different extents of excision of initial surgery with postoperative complications.

Incomplete surgeryComplete surgery value

n (%)6917 (24.6)52 (75.4)
Blood loss (ml)144 ± 19161 ± 36138 ± 220.672
Length of hospital stay (days)18 ± 121 ± 417 ± 10.206

Postoperative complicationsn (%)
 None34 (49.3)8 (47.1)26 (50.0)0.833
 Bile leakage3 (4.3)1 (5.9)2 (3.8)1.000
 Choledocholithiasis14 (20.3)4 (23.5)10 (19.2)0.734
 Cholangitis30 (43.5)8 (47.1)22 (42.3)0.732
 Carcinogenesis2 (2.9)1 (5.9)1 (1.9)0.435
 Surgical re-excision12 (17.4)6 (35.3)6 (11.5)0.025