Liver transplantation for intra- and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Annals of Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Schmeding, Maximilian ^a   Neumann, Ulf P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Indications; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CARBOPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE;

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; KLATSKIN TUMOR; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84874676434     PISSN: 14259524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883789     Document Type: Review

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