ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2021
Endoscopic or percutaneous biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: When and how?
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Practical Guide for the Systemic Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer in Canada.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Guideline
- Systematic review of cholangiocarcinoma in Africa: epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Pooled it
- A practical nomogram for predicting survival in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a population-based cohort study.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Impact of Multimodal Oncological Therapy on Survival and Local Control in Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Intervention for The Management of Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Related Factors of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis in Cholangiocarcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Study in Northeast Thailand.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Air Cholangiography versus Contrast Cholangiography in Patients with Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Biliary HMGB1 levels and biochemical indices in the assessment of acute obstructive septic cholangitis combined with septic shock.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Persistent hyperbilirubinemia following preoperative biliary stenting in patients undergoing anatomic hepatectomy predicts serious complications.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Acute cholangitis withWorld journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Practice guidelines for managing extrahepatic biliary tract cancers.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2024Article
- Accessibility to ERCP-performing hospitals among patients with pancreatic cancer living in SEER regions.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Multi-Disciplinary Care of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Review of Guidelines and Recent Advancements.Cancers · 2023Review
- Pathophysiological consequences and treatment strategy of obstructive jaundice.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Review
- Biliary drainage combined with simultaneousBMC cancer · 2023Article
- Percutaneous insertion of a novel dedicated metal stent to treat malignant hilar biliary obstruction.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Article
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- Outcomes of Self-expandable Metal Stents in Patients With Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatologyArticle
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Abstract
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (hCCA) is a primary liver tumor associated with a dim prognosis. The role of preoperative and palliative biliary drainage has long been debated. The most common techniques are endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD); however, recently developed endoscopic ultrasound-assisted methods are gaining more atention. Selecting the best available method in any specific scenario is crucial, yet sometimes challenging. Thus, this review aimed to discuss the available techniques, indications, perks, pitfalls, and timing-related issues in the management of hCCA. In a preoperative setting, PTBD appears to have some advantages: low risk of postprocedural complications (namely cholangitis) and better priming for surgery. For palliative purposes, we propose ERCP/PTBD depending on the experience of the operators, but also on other factors: the level of bilirubin (if very high, rather PTBD), length of the stenosis and the presence of cholangitis (PTBD), ERCP failure, or altered biliary anatomy.
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