title: Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma.
abstract: Liver transplantation following high dose neoadjuvant radiotherapy with chemosensitization achieves excellent results for patients with early stage, unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma arising in the setting of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rosen.charles@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Charles B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Heimbach
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gores
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy