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Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma :

Therapeutic Strategies
MT KHALFALLAH
Definition

 Upper biliary confluence

 Proximal main bile duct

 Up to the cytico-choledocal junction


Treatment
Preoperative Evaluation
 Local spread :

• Longitudinal
• Radial

 Lymphatic spread

 Metastases
Staging means
 Ultrasound

 CT (Spiral)

 MRI (MRCP)

 Angiography

 ERCP / TPC

 PET Scan
Therapeutic Options
 Curative :
• Surgical resection
• Adjuvant Therapies : chemo and /or radiotherapy

 Palliative:
• Stenting
• Radiotherapy
• Chemotherapy
Curative Resection
 Tumor Removal

• Free margins

 Parenchymal resection

• Lymphadenectomy

• Metastasis
What questions should we ask to the
radiologist ?
 Definition of Hilar anatomy
 Extent of the tumor along the bile duct :
• Second order Confluences
 Extent to vascular components
• Hepatic artery
• Portal vein
 Parenchymal atrophy
 Volume and patern of the residual Liver
parenchyma
Local Extent
Shimizu et al Annals of Surgery • Volume 249, Number 3, March 2009
Shimizu et al Annals of Surgery • Volume 249, Number 3, March 2009
Surgical Resection
 The tumor with enough margins
• Segment I
• Segment IV

 Extended Left hepatectomy


• SGT I,II,II, IV

 Extended right hepatectomy


• SGT I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

 Central Hepatectomy :
• SGT I, IV, V, VIII
Extended Left Hepatectomy
Extended Left Hepatectomy
Central Hepatectomy
What about Lateral Spread ?
Preoperative Preparation
 Unspecific

 Biliary drainage

 Portal embolisation
Biliary Drainage
 Bile ducts infection

 Protects remanent parenchyma

 For how long ?


Remanent Volume

 30-40 % of the liver volume

 1% of the body weight

 Portal Branches Embolization


Type of Resection
Type I
 Biliary confluence

 Proximal bile duct

 Segment I

 Segment IV

 Left Hepatectomy
Type II
 Biliary confluence

 Proximal bile duct

 Segment I

 Segment IV

 Left Hepatectomy
Type III
 Type III a :
• Extended right hepatectomy

 Type III b :
• Extended left hepatectomy
Type IV
 No Resection

 Resection of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII

 Liver Transplantation
RESULTS
Miyazaki et al. Surgery 1998;123:131-6
Survival according to proximal
ductal margin status

ji Shingu, Surgery (2010) 1; 147


Survival / Nodal involvement status

__ N0
--- N1
… N2
Survival / Perineural invasion
Survival / Radicality
Miyazaki et al. Surgery 1998;123:131-6
Hiroaki Shimizu et al. Ann Surg 2010;251: 281–286

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