Intraductal ultrasonography combined with percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy for the preoperative evaluation of longitudinal tumor extent in hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-292

  Kim, Hee Man ^a   Park, Jeong Youp ^b   Kim, Kyung Sik ^b   Park, Mi Suk ^b   Kim, Myeong Jin ^b   Park, Young Nyun ^b   Bang, Seungmin ^b   Song, Si Young ^b   Chung, Jae Bock ^b   Park, Seung Woo ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Intraductal ultrasonography; Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 76149113912     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05944.x     Document Type: Article

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