Table 3 Late complications and long-term biliary function of patients with Type IVa bile duct cysts
Complete excision+ proper bile flow (n = 40) | Complete excision only (n = 4) | Partial excision+ proper bile flow (n = 68) | Partial excision only (n = 12) | P-value (function of excision level) | P-value (function of bile flow) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Late complications | 1 (2.5) | 4 (100) | 3 (4.4) | 12 (100) | 0.285 | 0.00001 |
Long-term biliary function | ||||||
Excellent | 36 (90) | 0 | 57 (83.9) | 0 | 0.285 | 0.00001 |
Good | 3 (7.5) | 0 | 8 (11.8) | 0 | ||
Fair | 1 (2.5) | 3 (75) | 2 (2.9) | 9 (75) | ||
Poor | 0 | 1 (25) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (25) | ||