Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Limitations for resectability, current surgical concepts and future perspectives. Issue 5 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Machairas, Nikolaos; Lang, Hauke; Jayant, Kumar; Raptis, Dimitri A.; Sotiropoulos, Georgios C.
• Is Part Of: European journal of surgical oncology. Volume 46:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 740
• Page End: 746
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Intrahepatic -- Cholangiocarcinoma -- Bile duct cancer -- Resection -- Survival; Oncology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Oncologie; Chirurgie (geneeskunde); Electronic journals; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Electronic journals -- Medicine; Electronic journals; 616.994059005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.01.028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-7983

Abstract

Abstract: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is the second most common hepatic malignancy and its incidence has been shown to increase significantly during the past decades. Complete surgical resection is currently acknowledged as the only curative treatment option able to provide adequate long-term outcomes. We herein review technical, functional and oncologic limitations for resectability, discuss current surgical aspects as well as highlight the fields in which future research and practice should focus on in order to ameliorate long-term outcomes in patients with iCCA.