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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5695-5701
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5695
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5695
Characteristics | No. of patients (n = 64) |
Age (yr) | |
Median | 67 |
Range | 40-85 |
Gender | |
Male | 37 |
Female | 27 |
Tumor locations | |
Intra-hepatic biliary cancer | 3 |
Hiliar biliary cancer | 39 (1 conversion, 1 death) |
Middle biliary cancer | 1 |
Distal biliary cancer | 10 (1 conversion, 1 death) |
Gallbladder cancer | 11 |
Conversion to open procedures | 2 |
Presence of ascites | |
Yes | 8 |
No | 56 |
Use of retrieval bags | |
Yes | 55 |
No | 9 |
Postoperative adjuvant radiochemotherapy | |
Yes | 29 |
No | 35 |
Port-site metastasis | 2 |
- Citation: Liu QD, Chen JZ, Xu XY, Zhang T, Zhou NX. Incidence of port-site metastasis after undergoing robotic surgery for biliary malignancies. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(40): 5695-5701
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i40/5695.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5695