Concurrent cholecystectomy is associated with a lower risk of recurrence after curative resection in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A 10 year observational single-center study

Yu Syuan Chen, Shih Yu Yang, Pei Ming Wang, Chih Chi Wang, Chee Chien Yong, Ding Wei Chen, Yueh Wei Liu, Ching Hui Chuang, Pao Yuan Huang, Chih Chien Yao, Yen Po Lin, Ming Chao Tsai*

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Abstract

Background: Cholecystectomy has been reported to be associated with increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there is little information about the impact of cholecystectomy on the outcome of HCC. Aims: To evaluate the long-term effect of concurrent cholecystectomy on recurrence and overall survival in HCC after curative hepatectomy. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 857 patients with BCLC stage 0 or A HCC who underwent primary resection from January 2001 to June 2016. The impact of concurrent cholecystectomy on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were analyzed by Cox’s proportional hazards models after one-to-one propensity score matching (PSM). Results: Of the 857 patients, 539 (62.9%) received concurrent cholecystectomy (cholecystectomy group) and 318 (37.1%) did not (non-cholecystectomy group). During the mean follow-up period of 75.0 months, 471 (55.0%) patients experienced recurrence, and 321 (37.5%) died. RFS and OS were not significantly different between the groups. After PSM, a total of 298 patients were enrolled in each group. RFS was significantly higher in the cholecystectomy than non-cholecystectomy group (p = 0.044). In multivariate analysis, age (p = 0.022), serum AFP (p = 0.008), liver cirrhosis (p < 0.001), diabetes (p = 0.004), tumor number (p = 0.005), tumor size (p = 0.002), histological grade (p = 0.001), microvascular invasion (p < 0.001) and cholecystectomy (p = 0.021) were independent risk factors for HCC recurrence. However, there were no significant differences in OS between the cholecystectomy and non-cholecystectomy groups. Conclusions: Concurrent cholecystectomy may reduce recurrence in early-stage HCC after curative resection. Further studies are needed to validate our results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1261
JournalJournal of Personalized Medicine
Volume11
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 2021

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Keywords

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Recurrence

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