Several Articles on Cholangiocarcinoma

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Several review articles on cholangiocarcinoma were recently published

in HPB (Oxford) : The Official Journal of the International Hepato

Pancreato Biliary Association. Vol 10(2): 71-147 (2008).

The articles are free and can be accessed from the following URL:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?iid=170547

Surgical anatomy of the biliary tract

Denis Castaing

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 72–76.

Epidemiology, risk factors, and pathogenesis of cholangiocarcinoma

S. A. Khan, M. B. Toledano, and S. D. -

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 77–82.

Pathological aspects of cholangiocarcinoma

I. Esposito and P. Schirmacher

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 83–86.

Diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma

B. E. Van Beers

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 87–93.

Is preoperative histological diagnosis necessary for

cholangiocarcinoma?

B. R. son and K. Gurusamy

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 94–97.

Is preoperative histological diagnosis necessary before referral to

major surgery for cholangiocarcinoma?

E. Buc, M. Lesurtel, and J. Belghiti

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 98–105.

Staging cholangiocarcinoma by imaging studies

V. Vilgrain

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 106–109.

Staging of cholangiocarcinoma: the role of endoscopy

E. A. J. Rauws, J. J. Kloek, D. J. Gouma, and T. M. Van Gulik

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 110–112.

Staging cholangiocarcinoma by cholangioscopy

Y. Nimura

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 113–115.

Staging laparoscopy for cholangiocarcinoma

S. ph, S. Connor, and O. J. Garden

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 116–119.

Positron emission tomography (PET) for cholangiocarcinoma

S. Breitenstein, C. Apestegui, and P.-A. Clavien

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 120–121.

Criteria of unresectability and the decision-making process

R. D. Schulick

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 122–125.

Cholangiocarcinoma: preoperative biliary drainage (Con)

A. t, C. Tayar, and D. Cherqui

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 126–129.

Preoperative biliary drainage before resection for cholangiocarcinoma

(Pro)

Y. Nimura

HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(2): 130–133.

Dave

(father of (23); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)