The usefulness of preoperative bile cultures for hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction

Background: Infectious complications can cause lethal liver failure after hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction. This study assessed the increased risk for postoperative infectious complications in patients who underwent hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction and explored the possibility of predi...

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Main Authors: Kenta Makino, Takamichi Ishii, Tomoaki Yoh, Satoshi Ogiso, Ken Fukumitsu, Satoru Seo, Kojiro Taura, Etsuro Hatano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022035149