Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2010; 16(27): 3423-3426
Published online Jul 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3423
Table 1 Analysis of the effect of each variable on late results
Variable (n)Late complications (poor results) n (%)Statistical analysis
Gender
Female (25)6 (24.0)P = 0.1406
Male (16)1 (6.3)
Previous biliary surgery
No (22)3 (13.6)P = 0.5291
Yes (19)4 (21.1)
History of cholangitis
Yes (25)7 (28.0)P = 0.0608
No (16)0 (0)
Preoperative serum bilirubin
Normal (32)6 (18.8)P = 0.5905
Raised (9)1 (11.1)
Preoperative white blood cells
Normal (37)6 (16.2)P = 0.6574
Raised (4)1 (25.0)
Stone location
Unilateral (34)2 (5.9)P < 0.0001
Bilateral (7)5 (71.4)
Type of surgery
Liver resection (24)0 (0)P = 0.0006
Liver resection + HJ (17)7 (41.2)
Major liver resection (more than 3 segments)
Yes (14)1 (7.1)P = 0.2237
No (27)6 (22.2)