title: [Surgical treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma of Bismuth-Corlette type IV].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the surgical treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma(HCCA) of Bismuth-Corlette type IV.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 73 HCCA patients admitted in Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Medical University from January 2002 to December 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 41 males and 32 females, aged from 30 to 84 years old (averaged, 56.8 years old). All patients were diagnosed as hilar mass with hilar biliary obstruction by B-ultrasound, CT, magnetic resonance imaging, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, and confirmed by pathological examination in intra-operation and post-operation. Diagnosis of all patients were according to Bismuth-Corlette type IV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen cases underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage, stents were implanted in 8 patients. Simple internal drainage was performed on 25 of the 73 patients and 4 with palliative resection. Radical resection was performed on 19 patients. The radical resection rate of HCCA were 26.0%. The 1, 3 years of survival rates were 36.8%, 10.5% respectively. The 1 year survival rate was 6.3% in drainage group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radical resection is the potentially curative treatment for HCCA, a sufficient, reasonable use of internal and external drainage would improve the patient's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhi-hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing-xiu
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Ben-li
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhen-ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Shu-guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome