Major hepatopancreatoduodenectomy (HPD) is considered one of the few treatment options that can achieve negative resection margins for advanced or widespread extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Despite reports on the short-term and long-term… Click to show full abstract
Major hepatopancreatoduodenectomy (HPD) is considered one of the few treatment options that can achieve negative resection margins for advanced or widespread extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Despite reports on the short-term and long-term outcomes after major HPD from several countries (mainly Japan), the usefulness of major HPD is not universally accepted because of its high mortality and morbidity.
               
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