Abstract Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has been widely applied in
liver surgery since the publication of the first ERAS guidelines in 2016. The aim of the …

Surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment for patients with
cholangiocarcinoma. For both perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) and intrahepatic …

ESGE recommends against routine preoperative biliary drainage in patients with malignant
extrahepatic biliary obstruction; preoperative biliary drainage should be reserved for patients …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery launched
the clinical practice guidelines for the management of biliary tract cancers …

Biliary tract cancers, including intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal cholangiocarcinoma as well
as gallbladder cancer, are low-incidence malignancies in most high-income countries, but …

Background Obstructive jaundice is a common problem in daily clinical practice.
Understanding completely the pathophysiological changes in obstructive jaundice remains …

Background In patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, biliary drainage is
recommended to treat obstructive jaundice and optimise the clinical condition before liver …

Purpose To determine the best initial procedure for performing preoperative biliary drainage
in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC). Materials and Methods …

Currently, the only curative treatment for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is surgical resection,
though this treatment is possible in less than 40% of patients. However, recent …

Background The role of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
(HCC) remains unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis is to investigate the role of PBD in the …