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CHIRURG
Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 274-280Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-017-0553-6
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Classification; Imaging; Diagnostics; Therapy; Risk factors
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Early stage cancer of the bile duct system is still difficult to diagnose. In cases of suspect lesions a stepwise diagnostic procedure consisting of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MR cholangiography (MRC) and possibly endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreato-graphy (ERCP) with brush cytology should immediately be carried out. If there is a sufficient suspicion for premalignancy or early stage cancer the indications for surgical intervention should clearly be defined. Only resection can lead to a decrease in the recurrence rate and a better long-term outcome. If the patient is in a functionally nonresectable condition the possibility of liver transplantation should be considered.
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