Hilar cholangiocarcinoma: diagnosis and staging
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Staging, resectability, and outcome in 225 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
OBJECTIVE To analyze resectability and survival in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma according to a proposed preoperative staging scheme that fully integrates local, tumor-related factors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA In patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma, long-term survival depends critically on complete tumor resection. The current staging systems ignore factors related to local tumor e...
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1365-182X
DOI: 10.1080/13651820500372533