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SUBMITTER: Kamarajah S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061034 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamarajah Sivesh S Giovinazzo Francesco F Roberts Keith J KJ Punia Pankaj P Sutcliffe Robert P RP Marudanayagam Ravi R Chatzizacharias Nikolaos N Isaac John J Mirza Darius F DF Muiesan Paolo P Dasari Bobby Vm BV
Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery 20200227 1
<h4>Backgrounds/aims</h4>Approximately 60-80% of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) are not suitable for surgical resection due to advanced disease at presentation. This review assesses the role of surgical resection followed by down staging treatment in the management of patients with locally advanced iCCA.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic review and pooled analysis were performed of the relevant published studies published between January 2000-December 2018. The primary outcome me ...[more]