title: Resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: surgical treatment and long-term outcome.
abstract: Unresected hilar cholangiocarcinoma has a dismal prognosis, but advances in staging and surgical techniques have given well-selected patients a chance of long-term survival if curative resection is possible. This review summarizes the state of the art in diagnosis, treatment, and outcome for patients with biliary obstruction at the hilus of the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: D'Angelica
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Jarnagin
authors.forename: Leslie H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Blumgart
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome