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ArticleHepatobiliary surgery and nutrition2020

The benefit of curative liver resection with a selective bile duct preserving approach for hepatocellular carcinoma with macroscopic bile duct tumor thrombus.

Anon Chotirosniramit, Akkaphod Liwattanakun, Sunhawit Junrungsee, Wasana Ko-Iam, Trichak Sandhu, Worakitti Lapisatepun

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Article in Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anon ChotirosniramitDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Akkaphod LiwattanakunDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Sunhawit JunrungseeDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wasana Ko-IamDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Trichak SandhuDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Worakitti LapisatepunDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Chiang Mai University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) presenting with macroscopic bile duct tumor thrombus (BDTT) is an uncommon event. The role of a curative hepatic resection and associated long-term outcomes remain controversial. In addition the necessity for bile duct resection is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of hepatectomy with a selective bile duct preservation approach for HCC with BDTT in comparison to outcomes without BDTT.

methodsA total of 22 HCC with BDTT patients who had undergone curative hepatic resection with a selective bile duct preservation approach at our institute were retrospectively reviewed. These were compared to group of 145 HCC without BDTT patients. The impact of curative surgical resection and BDTT on clinical outcomes and survival after surgical resection were analyzed.

resultsAll HCC with BDTT cases underwent major hepatectomy

conclusionsBile duct obstruction from tumor thrombus did not necessarily indicate an advanced form of disease. Tumor size and AFP had greater impact on long-term outcomes than bile duct tumor thrombus. Major liver resection with a selective bile duct preserving approach in HCC with BDTT can achieve favorable outcomes comparable to those of HCC without BDTT in selected patients.

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bile duct preservebile duct tumor thrombus (BDTT)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)outcomes

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PMID33299828
PMCPMC7720058
OpenAlexW2992199174

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