title: Successfully resected carcinoma of the bifurcation of the main hepatic ducts--report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of carcinoma of the bifurcation of the main hepatic ducts are presented. The tumors were successfully removed by resection of the bifurcation in one case, and by left hepatic lobectomy in the other. Some other 38 cases of the same condition collected from the world literature are briefly reviewed and discussed with particular reference to their surgical interventions.
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged