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21428177

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Cholangiocarcinomas (CCA) are malignant tumors that originate in the cholangiocytes, occur at any level of the biliary tract, are very aggressive and have a 5-year survival rate of 7-8%. Their diagnosis is late and difficult, and the prognosis is very poor. The only curative treatment of these tumors is the complete surgical resection. Signs of unresectability can be detected in most patients with CCA when establishing the diagnosis. Thus, only certain palliative measures can be employed in most cases. The ideal palliative method should be minimally invasive, accompanied by few complications, should offer an increased quality of life, require reduced hospitalization and the lowest costs. The palliative treatment of the obstructive jaundice may be achieved by means of surgical bypass, endoscopic insertion of biliary stents, percutaneous stents, transhepatic stents, photodynamic therapy and/or radio-chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1220-4749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic approach to the malignant tumors of the biliary tract.
pubmed:affiliation
3rd Medical Clinic, "Iuliu Ha?ieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania. mihalache_fly@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review