Indications for laparoscopic liver resection of mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Masahiko KinoshitaAkishige KanazawaShigekazu TakemuraShogo TanakaShintaro KodaiHiroji ShinkawaSadatoshi ShimizuAkihiro MurataKohei NishioGenya HamanoTokuji ItoTadashi TsukamotoShoji Kubo

Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2019)

A tumor diameter ≥3 cm, vascular invasion on diagnostic imaging, and elevated serum CA19-9 and CEA levels are preoperative prognostic factors for peripheral MF-ICC. LLR is indicated for patients without these factors.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
photodynamic therapy