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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Surgery
Surgical exploration may be necessary to obtain a suitable biopsy and to accurately stage a patient with cholangiocarcinoma. Laparoscopy can be used for staging purposes and may avoid the need for a more invasive surgical procedure, such as laparotomy, in some patients.[1][2] Surgery is also the only curative option for cholangiocarcinoma, although it is limited to patients with early-stage disease (see below).
Liver Transplant
Adjuvant therapy followed by liver transplantation may have a role in treatment of certain unresectable cases.[3]
References
- ↑ Weber S, DeMatteo R, Fong Y, Blumgart L, Jarnagin W (2002). "Staging laparoscopy in patients with extrahepatic biliary carcinoma. Analysis of 100 patients". Ann Surg. 235 (3): 392–9. PMID 11882761.
- ↑ Callery M, Strasberg S, Doherty G, Soper N, Norton J (1997). "Staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasonography: optimizing resectability in hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancy". J Am Coll Surg. 185 (1): 33–9. PMID 9208958.
- ↑ Heimbach JK, Gores GJ, Haddock MG, et al, Predictors of disease recurrence following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and liver transplantation for unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, Transplantation. 2006 Dec 27;82(12):1703-7.