Association between biliary complications and technique of hilar division (extrahepatic vs. intrahepatic) in major liver resections

摘要

BackgroundDivision of major vascular and biliary structures during major hepatectomies can be carried out either extrahepatically at the porta hepatic or intrahepatically during the parenchymal transection. In this retrospective study we test the hypothesis that the intrahepatic technique is associated with less early biliary complications.