Factors relating to the short term effectiveness ofpercutaneous biliary drainage for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Endoscopic Biliary Drainage of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon malignancy which arises from biliary epithelial cells, anywhere along intraand extrahepatic biliary tract and can be divided into three groups by involved anatomy: intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Cure can only be achieved by surgical resection. Because of initial diagnosis as advanced disease and recurrence despite surgery a...

Major hepatic resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma without preoperative biliary drainage.

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer in western countries but very high incidence in the northeast of Thailand. The only chance to cure is surgical resection. Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) for improving liver function to decrease perioperative morbidity and mortality is claimed to be beneficial. To determine whether liver resection with hilar resection is a safe procedure in obstruct...

A Comparison of Preoperative Biliary Drainage Methods for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Endoscopic versus Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage

BACKGROUND/AIMS Controversy remains over the optimal approach to preoperative biliary drainage in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. We compared the clinical outcomes of endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) with those of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in patients undergoing preoperative biliary drainage for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS A total of 1...

Endoscopic drainage in patients with inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma has an extremely poor prognosis and is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. Palliative management plays an important role in the treatment of patients with inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Surgical, percutaneous, and endoscopic biliary drainage are three modalities available to resolve obstructive jaundice. Plastic stents were widely used in the past; however, se...

Cholangiocarcinoma arising after biliary-enteric drainage procedures for benign disease.