title: Arterial chemotherapy and conformal radiation abolish malignant biliary obstruction.
abstract: Malignant biliary obstruction has been a challenge to clinical practitioners, especially when it is serious and complete. Chemotherapy or radiation alone is often unsuccessful. In this study, the authors report a 59-year-old patient with complete common bile duct obstruction caused by cholangiocarcinoma who was treated with arterial chemotherapy followed by 3-dimensional conformal radiation, which resulted in a good clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. yongsongguan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yong-Song
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.lastname: Qing He
authors.lastname: Ping Li
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Shao-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000077235:Vinorelbine
chemical_list: D005641:Tegafur; D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin; D000077235:Vinorelbine