the distance between the demarcation line and the gallbladder ranged from 1 to 5 cm. the extent of the stained area differed from one individual to another.Histopathologicalexamination of resected liver specimens revealed that one of the four resected livers had micrometastasis in the portal area 27mm. from the gallbladder wall and there were no cancer calls at the surgical margins .norecurrence has been seen in any of our 4 patients at 16-26 months after operation