Clinical value of additional resection of a margin-positive distal bile duct in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Shimpei Otsuka Tomoki Ebata Yukihiro Yokoyama Claudius ConradT TsukaharaY ShimoyamaM AndoM Nagino

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2019)

Additional resection for frozen-section-positive DM in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma frequently yields R0 margins. It offers a better chance of long-term survival, and thus should be performed in carefully selected patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle