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Proximal Bile Duct Cancer: High Resectability Rate and 5-Year Survival

B Launois, J Terblanche, M. Lakéhal, Jean-Marc Catheline, E. Bardaxoglou, S. Landen, J. P. Campion, Francis Sutherland, Bernard Meunier

Annals of Surgery · 1999 · 155 citations · 29 references

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The type of surgery required to achieve cure is closely related to tumor location, TNM classification, and staging. Increasing resectability through the use of hepatectomy improves survival and offers a chance of cure in patients with more advanced disease.

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