The optimal time-interval to re-resection for incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer: A multi-institution analysis from the US Extrahepatic Biliary Malignancy Consortium.

201 Background: Current recommendation is to perform re-resection for select patients with incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer. The interval time to re-resection that optimizes both patient selection and long-term survival is not known. Methods: All patients with incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer who underwent re-resection at 10 institutions from 01/2000-05/2015 were included. The interval time to re-resection was analyzed. Primary outcome was overall survival (OS). Results: Of 449pts with gallbladder cancer, 233 (52%) were discovered incidentally and underwent attempted re-resection at 3 different time-intervals from the date of original cholecystectomy: Group A: 0-4wks (49pts, 21%); B: 4-8wks (91pts, 39%); C: > 8wks (93pts, 40%). All 3 groups were similar with regards to T-stage, LN involvement, grade, and post-operative complications. Group A tended to have distant disease found less frequently at the time of re-resection (11% vs 20% vs 19%; p = 0.38) and was least likely to have residu...