title: Reply to the Comments.
authors.affiliation: Surgicl Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagino
mesh_terms: D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D055948:Sarcopenia