Figure 1From: Surgery for recurrent biliary carcinoma: results for 27 recurrent cases Survival in the resection and palliative groups. Cumulative 3- and 5-year survival rates in the patient resection group were 31% and 23%, respectively. Cumulative 3-year survival rate for patients in the palliative group was 0%. Significant differences were seen in survival between these two groups (p < 0.01).Back to article page