The significance of countable and treatable metastatic liver disease in patients with gallbladder carcinoma after curative‐intent surgery: A 10‐year experience in China

Abstract Objective Our study was performed to evaluate the significance of countable and treatable metastatic liver disease (CTMLD) in patients with gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) after curative‐intent surgery. Methods Resected GBC patients between September 2010 and January 2021 were reviewed. Comparative analyses between patients with CTMLD and those without it were performed. A propensity score matching analysis was conducted for further validation. Results A total of 326 resected GBC patients were identified (33 with CTMLD). A significantly higher preoperative CA199 level was detected in those with CTMLD (p = 0.0160). Significantly higher incidences of major hepatectomy (p = 0.0010), lymph node metastasis (p