Search results for "Cholangiocellular carcinoma"
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The 9th Annual Conference of the International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) 2015
2018
The 9th International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference was held from 4th to 6th September 2015 in Paris, France, and attracted a record breaking 900 participants from 51 different countries and 386 submitted abstracts from scientists around the globe. The congress provided a comprehensive overview of current developments in primary liver cancers (i.e., hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma) and covered a broad range of topics from basic science to clinical studies. Following the success of immunotherapies in recent years, a preconference workshop on immunopathogenesis and immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma also took place. This report will provide a subjective su…
The Short-Access Mother–Baby-(SAMBA) Cholangioscopy System
2014
Conventional mother–baby cholangioscopy systems have significant limitations including poor image resolution, limited maneuverability and fragile cholangioscopes. We propose the novel short-access mother–baby-(SAMBA) cholangioscopy system that involves a very short and flexible cholangioscope that is introduced in a dedicated mother duodenoscope with an extra distal side port. Clinical feasibility of this device is demonstrated in three complex cases with cholangiopathies. The strengths of SAMBA cholangioscopy are improved imaging quality and excellent maneuverability of the baby that allows access of small intrahepatic ducts. Evaluation of suspected intrahepatic biliary disease is an excel…
Erweiterte Hemihepatektomie links mit Rekonstruktion der rechten Lebervene bei intrahepatischem cholangiozellulärem Karzinom
2016
Die erweiterte Hemihepatektomie links mit der Resektion der Lebersegmente 1, 2, 3, 4 a/b, 5 und 8 ist eine auch weiterhin sehr herausfordernde Leberresektion, deren Indikation bei gut selektionierten Patienten die Chance auf eine kurative Resektion bei primaren oder sekundaren Lebertumoren mit komplizierter Lage bieten kann. Die Morbiditat und Mortalitat ist gegenuber den nicht erweiterten Leberresektionen erhoht. Eine prazise Bildgebung und genaue Operationsplanung unter Berucksichtigung des verbleibenden Lebervolumens sowie von Einflussfaktoren wie Vorschadigungen des Leberparenchyms durch Chemotherapie oder eine Fibrose/Zirrhose ist hierbei unabdingbar. Notwendig wird dieses operative Vo…
Survival Prediction in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Proof of Concept Study Using Artificial Intelligence for Risk Assessment
2021
Several scoring systems have been devised to objectively predict survival for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (ICC) and support treatment stratification, but they have failed external validation. The aim of the present study was to improve prognostication using an artificial intelligence-based approach. We retrospectively identified 417 patients with ICC who were referred to our tertiary care center between 1997 and 2018. Of these, 293 met the inclusion criteria. Established risk factors served as input nodes for an artificial neural network (ANN). We compared the performance of the trained model to the most widely used conventional scoring system, the Fudan score. Pr…
SIUMB guidelines and recommendations for the correct use of ultrasound in the management of patients with focal liver disease
2019
The present document describes the SIUMB (Italian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) guidelines for the use of ultrasound in the management of focal liver disease. The aim of the paper is to provide a clinical practice guideline for Italian physicians who are approaching the ultrasound study of a focal liver lesion. In particular, these guidelines provide simple indications, recommendations and general practice advices for the correct use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in this scenario. They represent the SIUMB position of the ultrasound role in the diagnostic flow charts of the principal focal liver lesions, and are in agreement with other, previously published national…