New progress in laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Laparoscopic radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (LRRHC), due to the existing state of affairs of complexity of the surgery and the poor prognosis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, is extremely challenging and full of controversy. LRRHC is seriously lagged behind compared with the application of laparoscopic operation in hepatic, pancreatic and gastrointestinal surgery. This article reviewed the history, minimally invasiveness, indications, technical difficulties and other key points of the current development of LRRHC.