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Treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumors) with hepatic resection or transplantation [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Because of the rarity of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, its prognostic risk factors have not been sufficiently analyzed. This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate various pathologic risk factors which influenced survival after curative ...
Dvorchik, I, Fung, JJ, Iwatsuki, S, Lee, RG, Madariaga, JR, Marsh, JW, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Current considerations on intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct and pancreatic duct

World Journal of Gastroenterology
Pancreatobiliary intraductal papillary neoplasms (IPNs) represent precursors of pancreatic cancer or bile duct cholangiocarcinoma that can be detected and treated. Despite advances in diagnostic methods, identifying these premalignant lesions is still challenging for treatment providers.
Pavlidis, Efstathios T, Galanis, Ioannis N, Pavlidis, Theodoros E   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prognostic Significance of GLIM‐Defined Malnutrition in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Following Upfront Surgery

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The GLIM criteria are effective prognostic predictors in patients with resectable PDAC undergoing upfront surgery. Preoperative nutritional assessment using these criteria may contribute to determining treatment plans for resectable PDAC. ABSTRACT Aim Regarding the resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), not only anatomical factors but also ...
Takuya Mizumoto, Yoshihide Nanno, Jun Ishida, Dongha Lee, Kenji Fukushima, Shohei Komatsu, Hiroaki Yanagimoto, Sadaki Asari, Masahiro Kido, Takumi Fukumoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Idiopathic Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome in a Young Female: A Case Report

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is characterized by the progressive loss and destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts, leading to bile stasis and associated symptoms such as jaundice.
Min Ji Kim, Hyun Myung Cho, Young Mi Hong, Ki Tae Yoon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Bile Duct Obstruction

Ultrasound International Open, 2015
Purpose: To investigate the ability of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to differentiate benign from malignant lesions causing biliary duct obstruction.
F. J. P. Fontán, Á. R. Reboredo, A. R. Siso   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immediate Reconstruction of Pancretaticogastrostomy Following Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for Biliary Tact Cancer: A Single‐Center Review of 33 Consecutive Patients

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study showed that the pancreaticogastrostomy technique in HPD of biliary tract cancer reduced the incidence of pancreatic fistula from 45% to 12%. In‐hospital mortality was also reduced from 27% to 3%. ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Although hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy (HPD) is effective for margin‐negative curative resection of biliary tract ...
Ryusei Matsuyama, Yasuhiro Yabusita, Tomoaki Takahashi, Yutaro Kikuchi, Kouta Sahara, Kentaro Miyake, Yu Sawada, Yuuki Homma, Takafumi Kumamoto, Itaru Endo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful endoscopic treatment of an intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2017
We present a case of a 76-year-old man with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and weight loss, who was found to have an intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) of the pancreaticobiliary subtype, deemed curatively resectable. The patient declined surgery and opted for endoscopic therapy.
Nikola S Natov, Sanjay Hegde, Laura C. Horton   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Essential Updates 2023/2024: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Biliary Tract Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for biliary tract cancer (BTC) has gained traction with advancements in laparoscopic and robotic techniques. However, its oncological impact remains uncertain. This review highlights key studies from 2023 and 2024 on MIS for BTC, including distal bile duct, hilar bile duct, gallbladder, and intrahepatic bile ...
Osamu Itano, Takuya Minagawa
wiley   +1 more source

Prolonged Prophylactic Antibiotics Based on Preoperative Bile Culture Reduce Surgical Site Infections After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Following Preoperative Biliary Drainage: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The optimum duration of prophylactic antibiotics after pancreaticoduodenectomy following preoperative biliary drainage to prevent surgical site infections remains controversial. We evaluate whether a prolonged course of prophylactic antibiotics reduces surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy following biliary drainage ...
Kyohei Matsumoto, Atsushi Shimizu, Yuji Kitahata, Akihiro Takeuchi, Hideki Motobayashi, Masatoshi Sato, Tomohiro Yoshimura, Shinya Hayami, Atsushi Miyamoto, Manabu Kawai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced endoscopic ultrasound management techniques for preneoplastic pancreatic cystic lesions [PDF]

, 2016
Pancreatic cystic lesions can be benign, premalignant or malignant. The recent increase in detection and tremendous clinical variability of pancreatic cysts has presented a significant therapeutic challenge to physicians. Mucinous cystic neoplasms are of
Arshad, Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel, Bharmal, Sheila, Duman, Deniz Guney, Liangpunsakul, Suthat, Turner, Brian G.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources