Impact of postoperative bile leakage on long‐term outcome in patients following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

The incidence of bile leakage after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a cause for concern. There are limited reports on the impacts of postoperative bile leakage on long-term clinical outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the effects of postoperative bile leakage on recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS).A total of 1,178 patients who underwent curative liver resection for HCC between 1986 and 2012 were...