Issues in surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma provides a surgical challenge. Successful outcome depends upon preoperative imaging, appropriate use of biliary drainage and portal vein embolisation as well as appropriate liver resection with caudate lobe excision and nodal clearance.
PD Hinduja Hospital, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, 400 016 India.
Sudeep R
SR
Shah
Biliary stricture; Biliary tract cancer; Liver surgery