Search results for "Resectability"

Limits of Surgical Resection for Bile Duct Cancer

2015

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is the most frequent cholangiocarcinoma and poses difficulties in preoperative evaluation. For its therapy, often major hepatic resections as well as resection and reconstruction of the hepatic artery or the portal vein are necessary. In the last decades, great advances were made in both the surgical procedures and the perioperative anesthetic management. In this article, we describe from our point of view which facts represent the limits for curative (R0) resection in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Retrospective data of a 6-year period (2008-2014) was collected in …