Simple Summary In patients diagnosed with potentially resectable perihilar
cholangiocarcinoma, deliberate and coordinated preoperative workup and optimization of …

Abstract Biliary drainage for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (PCCA) can be performed either
by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary …

A biliary stricture is an abnormal narrowing in the ductal drainage system of the liver that can
result in clinically and physiologically relevant obstruction to the flow of bile. The most …

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 and aims Up to 40%‐65% of patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC)
rapidly progress to early recurrence (ER) even after curative resection. Quantification of ER …

Background The effect and safety of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in patients with
perihilar cholangiocarcinoma are still controversial; the aim of our study is to evaluate all …

Objectives: To compare the clinical outcomes of endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) with
those of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in patients with resectable hilar …

Purpose The concept of “textbook outcome”(TO) as composite quality measure depicting the
ideal surgical has not yet been defined for patients undergoing major hepatectomy (MH) for …

Background Patients with malignant hilar biliary strictures can suffer from obstructive
jaundice. Controversy remains on the optimal approach to obtain preoperative or palliative …

Biliary tract cancer, which includes intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic bile duct
cancer, gallbladder cancer, and ampullary cancer, is an intractable disease with a dismal …