The role of endoscopic treatment in palliative care of hilar malignant strictures
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MHS are caused by a heterogeneous group of tumours that includes primary bile duct cancer (commonly referred to as Klatskin tumour), cancers that involve the hepatic confluence by direct extension (gallbladder and hepatocellular carcinoma) and metastatic cancer. MHS account for less than 20% of extrahepatic bile duct carcinomas. These tumours have an extremely poor prognosis, with less than 10% of patients surviving 5 years, while the vast majority die in the first year after diagnosis. In this article we review the experience with therapeutic ERCP in the management of MHS.
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