Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of cholangiocarcinoma

S Rizvi, GJ Gores - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Cholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are hepatobiliary cancers with features of cholangiocyte
differentiation; they can be classified anatomically as intrahepatic CCA (iCCA), perihilar …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma

GL Tyson, HB El‐Serag - Hepatology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy after
hepatocellular cancer. CC accounts for approximately 10%‐25% of all hepatobiliary …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

J Bridgewater, PR Galle, SA Khan, JM Llovet… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) comprises a heterogeneous group of cancers with pathologic
features of biliary tract differentiation, and is presumed to arise from the intra-or extrahepatic …

Choledochal cysts: presentation, clinical differentiation, and management

KC Soares, DJ Arnaoutakis, I Kamel… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Choledochal cysts (CC) are a rare congenital cystic dilation of the biliary tract, first described
by Vater and Ezler in 1723. 1 They present primarily in female infants and young children …

Presentation and clinical outcomes of choledochal cysts in children and adults: a multi-institutional analysis

KC Soares, Y Kim, G Spolverato, S Maithel… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Choledochal cysts (CCs) are rare, with risk of infection and cancer. Objective To
characterize the natural history, management, and long-term implications of CC disease …

[HTML][HTML] Choledochal cysts: similarities and differences between Asian and Western countries

GN Baison, MM Bonds, WS Helton… - World journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Choledochal cysts (CCs) are rare bile duct dilatations, intra-and/or extrahepatic, and have
higher prevalence in the Asian population compared to Western populations. Most of the …

Clinical presentation, risk factors and staging systems of cholangiocarcinoma

RR Plentz, NP Malek - Best practice & research Clinical gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common primary liver tumour. Intra-hepatic
CCA develops within the liver parenchyma while extrahepatic CCA involves the biliary tree …

Approach to a patient with elevated serum alkaline phosphatase

A Siddique, KV Kowdley - Clinics in liver disease, 2012 - liver.theclinics.com
The term cholestasis is derived from the Greek word “chole,” which means bile, and “stasis,”
meaning standing still. Cholestasis develops either from a defect in bile synthesis …

What is the incidence of biliary carcinoma in choledochal cysts, when do they develop, and how should it affect management?

AV Sastry, B Abbadessa, MG Wayne, JG Steele… - World Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The incidence of cancer in choledochal cysts (CCs) in adults was calculated to determine
the timing and need for surgery. In 78 publications (1996–2010), 434 of 5780 reported CCs …

Choledochal cyst disease in a western center: a 30-year experience

MA Moslim, H Takahashi, FG Seifarth, RM Walsh… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to report a Western experience in the diagnosis and
management of choledochal cyst disease. Results Sixty-seven patients were identified …