Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8836894 | Surgery | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Caudate resection is associated with a greater likelihood of margin-negative resection in patients with extrahepatic hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Precise preoperative imaging is critical to assess the extent of biliary involvement, so that all degrees of hepatic resections are possible at the time of the initial operation.
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Authors
Neal Bhutiani, Charles R. Scoggins, Kelly M. McMasters, Cecilia G. Ethun, George A. Poultsides, Timothy M. Pawlik, Sharon M. Weber, Carl R. Schmidt, Ryan C. Fields, Kamran Idrees, Ioannis Hatzaras, Perry Shen, Shishir K. Maithel, Robert C.G. II,