The value of partial hepatectomy in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of partial hepatectomy in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinama( HCC). Methods In this report, 42 patients with hilar cholangiocacinoma treated surgically were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of the 42 patients, 34 cases (81%) underwent surgical resection. In these 34 cases, 15 cases were treated by local resection, 8 cases by a combination of right lobectomy, 3 cases by left lobectomy, 4 cases by left lobectomy and caudate lobectomy, 1 case by left lateral lobectomy and caudate lobectomy, 3 cases by quadrate lobectomy. Curative resection was performed in 25 patients. The median survival rate in patients with curative resection was 28 months, while that with palliative operation was 14 months. The 1-, 2-, and 4-year survival rates of curative resection were 90% , 73% , and 28% , respectively. The 1-, and 2-year survival rates of palliative operation were 57% , and 27%. Conclusion Survival rates in patients with curative resection were better than that of palliative operation. Radical resection in many cases demands a combined liver resection.