Abstract:Introduction: Postoperative biliary stricture (POBS) is one of the common complications of biliary surgery. Previous literature on risk factors of POBS was scarce, and the classification of POBS in benign and malignant biliary diseases was incomplete. Aim: To analyze clinicopathological factors of POBS in usual biliary diseases, and to facilitate preoperative diagnosis of biliary stricture. Material and methods: A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 2228 patients who underwent biliary surge… Show more
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