Abstract
In a retrospective Study on patients with type III/IV Klatskin tumors, results of liver transplantation and liver replacement in combination with a Whipple procedure and extensive lymph node dissection (six and four patients, respectively) were compared. The combined ultraradical approach was not associated with higher peri- and postoperative morbidity and mortality, and seems to offer a chance for better results in terms of tumor-free survival.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
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Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery*
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Cause of Death
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Female
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Hepatic Duct, Common / pathology
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Hepatic Duct, Common / surgery*
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Humans
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Infant
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Klatskin Tumor / mortality
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Klatskin Tumor / pathology
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Klatskin Tumor / surgery*
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Liver Transplantation* / pathology
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Lymph Node Excision*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Staging
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Pancreaticojejunostomy*
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Postoperative Complications / mortality
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Survival Rate