Risk factors of bile leak and its consequence – single center study of 501 consecutive liver resections

Bile leaks are one of the most common complications after liver resection. The International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS) established a uniform bile leak definition including a severity grading. The goal of our analysis was to assess risk factors discriminatingly for the three ISGLS bile leak grades. The study included a total of 501 liver resections between July 2012 and December 2016. The total rate of bile leaks was 14.0% (grade...