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

Background: Population-based data on distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) from the Western
world are not available, albeit essential to identify areas for improvement. This study …

Abstract Background/Objective The benefit of adjuvant therapy in ampullary cancer
(AMPAC) patients following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is debated. The aim of this study …

Background The prognosis of patients with periampullary adenocarcinoma after
pancreatoduodenectomy is diverse and not yet clearly illustrated. The aim of this study was …

Purpose The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is a new marker, defined as the
platelet count× neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. This study evaluates the SII as a prognostic …

Background Distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) is a rare malignancy and validated
prognostic markers remain scarce. We aimed to evaluate the role of serum CA19-9 as a …

Background To evaluate the effectiveness of surgery for recurrent distal cholangiocarcinoma
and determine surgical indications based on prognostic factors for the recurrence of distal …

Background A positive ductal margin is strongly associated with poor survival in patients
with distal cholangiocarcinoma. However, the significance of the radial margin status and its …

Background Distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) is a malignancy associated with a short
survival time. In this study, we aimed to create an online nomogram calculator to predict …

Background Distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) is a rare but over the last decade increasing
malignancy and is associated with poor prognosis. According to the present knowledge …