F F Chou, S M Sheen-Chen, Y S Chen, M C Chen, C L Chen
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To report the results of surgical treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with different procedures and to find the factors that may affect the long-term survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1987 to 1994, 57 patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma underwent laparotomy. Among them, resection was performed in 27 patients, operative drainage in 14 patients and biopsy only in 14 patients. The liver resections included 9 right lobectomies, 14 left lobectomies and 4 hilar resections...
May 1997: Hepato-gastroenterology