Improvements in Survival by Aggressive Resections of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
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Liver resections for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) is a rare tumor which has to be distinguished by intrahepatic cholagiocarcinoma invading hepatic hilum because the former has better prognosis then the latter. Patients with HC are difficult to manage because many challenging issues remain in the treatment of this tumour regarding correct diagnosis and therapeutic strategy. HC is resectable in about 30% of cases, b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199301000-00005