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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 113350
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.113350
Table 2 Short-term and long-term complications after extrahepatic bile duct resection for congenital biliary dilatation, n (%)
CharacteristicsShort-term (n = 42)
Long-term (n = 37)
Child (n = 23)
Adult (n = 19)
Child (n = 12)
Adult (n = 25)
Male/female7 (30)/16 (70)8 (42)/11 (58)3 (25)/9 (75)9 (36)/16 (64)
Age at surgery (year), median (interquartile range)1.9 (4.2)45.0 (20.0)3.8 (5.9)50.0 (31.0)
Todani classification
Ia9 (39)5 (26)3 (25)10 (40)
Ic4 (17)3 (16)3 (25)4 (16)
IV-A10 (43)11 (58)6 (50)11 (44)
Complications
Anastomotic leakage11 (48)3 (16)0 (0)0 (0)
Surgical site infection4 (17)4 (21)0 (0)0 (0)
Acute cholangitis1 (4)4 (21)3 (25)23 (92)
Delayed gastric emptying4 (17)1 (5)0 (0)0 (0)
Intra-abdominal abscess1 (4)3 (16)0 (0)0 (0)
Pancreatic fistula1 (4)2 (11)0 (0)0 (0)
Anastomotic stenosis1 (4)0 (0)1 (8)7 (28)
Intestinal obstruction1 (4)0 (0)6 (50)1 (4)
Acute pancreatitis1 (4)0 (0)3 (25)2 (8)
Hepatolithiasis0 (0)0 (0)2 (17)13 (52)
Pancreatic stones0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)
Biliary cirrhosis0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (5)
Bile tract cancer0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)


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