Open AccessRole of Nodal Involvement and the Periductal Soft-Tissue Margin in Middle and Distal Bile Duct Cancer
Author(s) -
Masato Kayahara,
Takukazu Nagakawa,
Tetsuo Ohta,
Hirohisa Kitagawa,
Hidehiro Tajima,
Koichi Miwa
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199901000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatoduodenal ligament , surgical margin , nodal , lymph node , perineural invasion , radiology , soft tissue , pathology , surgery , cancer , resection
To determine the pattern of middle (Bm) and distal (Bi) bile duct cancers in an attempt to optimize surgical treatment.