Prospective evaluation of the International Study Group for Liver Surgery definition of bile leak after a liver resection and the role of routine operative drainage: an international multicentre study

ConclusionThe ISGLS definition of bile leak after liver surgery appears robust and intra‐operative drain usage did not prevent the need for subsequent drain placement.

Source: HPB: official journal of the International Hepato Pancreat Biliary Association - July 26, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mark Brooke‐Smith, Joan Figueras, Shahid Ullah, Myrddin Rees, Jean‐Nicolas Vauthey, Thomas J. Hugh, O. James Garden, S.T. Fan, Michael Crawford, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Marcus Büchler, Juergen Weitz, Robert Padbury Tags: Original Article Source Type: research