Surgical Outcomes for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma with Vascular Invasion.
Ryota HiguchiTakehisa YazawaShuichiro UemuraWataru IzumoTakehiro OtaKosuke KiyoharaToru FurukawaHiroto EgawaMasakazu YamamotoPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)
Short-term outcomes for patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and undergoing vascular resection were poor compared to those without vascular resection. Long-term survival in R0M0 disease was more favorable; aggressive surgery is recommended.