Right-side versus left-side hepatectomy for the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a comparative study

Abstract Background Radical resection is the only curative treatment for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. While left-side hepatectomy (LH) may have an oncological disadvantage over right-side hepatectomy (RH) owing to the contiguous anatomical relationship between right hepatic inflow and bil...

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Main Authors: Hye-Sung Jo, Dong-Sik Kim, Young-Dong Yu, Woo-Hyoung Kang, Kyung Chul Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-019-1779-1