Aim Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) is a challenging disease and requires aggressive
surgical treatment in order to achieve curation. The assessment and work-up of patients with …

Allogenic red blood cell transfusions exert a potential detrimental effect on the survival when
delivered to cancer patients undergoing surgery with curative intent. We performed a …

Background Preoperative serum carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) is used to judge the
diagnosis and prognosis of various tumors. However, the relationship between preoperative …

BACKGROUND Allogeneic red blood cells (RBCs) have the potential to impact the
immunosurveillance of the recipient and may therefore increase the risk of recurrence after …

Introduction The treatment of perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) poses specific
challenges not only due to its high perioperative complication rates but also due its dismal …

Introduction Major hepatectomy for perihilar and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is
often associated with a significant intraoperative blood loss and the requirement for …

Several studies have reported different results on the association between perioperative
blood transfusion (PBT) and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing cholangiocarcinoma …

Background The impact of intraoperative blood transfusion (IBT) on outcomes following
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC) resection remains to be ascertained. Methods All …

BACKGROUND It is assumed that transfusion of allogeneic red cells is associated with
increased peri-operative mortality and morbidity. Also assumed is the theory of transfusion …

Objective To determine the influence of administering allogeneic blood products (ABP) on
the progression of hemangiosarcoma in dogs. Study design Multi‐institutional, retrospective …