Extent of Liver Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin Tumor): How Much Is Enough?
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Extent of liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor): how much is enough?
BACKGROUND Hilar resection in combination with extended liver resections has resulted in a higher rate of R0 resections and increased survival in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA). This aggressive surgical approach is, however, associated with high rates of operative morbidity and mortality, largely due to postresectional liver failure. We previously reported a series after resectio...
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Background: Hilar resection in combination with extended liver resections has resulted in a higher rate of R0 resections and increased survival in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA). This aggressive surgical approach is, however, associated with high rates of operative morbidity and mortality, largely due to postresectional liver failure. We previously reported a series after resecti...
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......................................... Received: 23-05-11 Accepted: 01-06-11 Abstract This is a clinical case of a 71-year-old man with an obstructive lesion of the hepatic hilum, the clinical, imaging studies and the lab tests suggest a Klatskin tumor, which was managed by percutaneous biliary drainage to relieve the jaundice. In this review we consider the pathogenetic factors of these tum...
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OBJECTIVE Morbidity and mortality involved in the resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma were reviewed retrospectively. The clinicopathologic and laboratory parameters that might influence the patient's survival also were re-evaluated. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Although much progress has been made in the diagnosis and management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, long-term outlook for most patients re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Digestive Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1421-9883,0253-4886
DOI: 10.1159/000323825