title: Biliary tract malignancy and chronic inflammation from the perspective of pancreaticobiliary maljunction.
abstract: This is a brief review of pancreaticobiliary maljunction. The basic treatment for this condition includes either cholecystectomy or extrahepatic bile duct resection. When the condition is accompanied by malignancies, a radical operation should be the first treatment option. Knowledge on molecular pathogenesis is gradually increasing. However, studies should be expanded to include larger patient cohorts, and other types of molecules should be carefully investigated and analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. kimuray@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuhata
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nobuoka
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimori
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zenbutsu
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsuramaki
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D007249:Inflammation; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011230:Precancerous Conditions