Can hepatic resection provide a long‐term cure for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma?

A patient can be considered statistically cured from a specific disease when their mortality rate returns to the same level as that of the general population. In the current study, the authors sought to assess the probability of being statistically cured from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) by hepatic resection.A total of 584 patients who underwent surgery with curative intent for ICC between 1990 and 2013 at 1 of 12 participating...