Introduction:

Klatskin's tumor is cholangiocarcinoma, most frequent to occur in the bile duct, being responsible for high morbidity and mortality in surgery departments.

Objective:

To determine the morbidity and mortality of Klatskin’s tumor at the surgery service of Manuel Ascunce Domenech University Hospital.

Methods:

We carried out a descriptive, prospective and observational study of patients admitted to the general surgery service with a diagnosis of Klatskin’s tumor, between September 2018 and January 2020. The study population consisted of seven patients who met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive statistical methods and calculations with percentage values ​​were used.

Results:

The highest incidence was represented male and white patients, accounting for 71.4% and 85.7%, respectively. Adenocarcinoma predominated as a histological variety, accounting for 85.7%. There was prevalence of type II of topographic classification, the Hess procedure as the performed operation, and bilirrhagia as a complication, accounting for 42.8%, respectively. 85.7% of the patients were discharged and received surgery for curative purposes.

Conclusions:

Most of the patients were male and white. More than half of the patients were classified as types I and II, according to the Bismuth-Corlette classification. The Hess procedure, adenocarcinoma as a histological form, and discharge predominated in all patients.

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