Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most frequent primary neoplasm of the liver and its incidence is increasing in Western countries. These neoplasms arise from the biliary tract and can be categorized according to their anatomical location as intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas. This book contains an up-to-date review of diagnostic and staging tools of cholangiocarcinoma, and of long-term outcome of surgery and liver transplantation. It also provides a guide to optimal selection of therapeutic modalities and details surgical techniques and principles for curative and palliative surgery. The volume will appeal to physicians and hepatobiliary surgeons who want to improve their knowledge about surgical management of intrahepatic and hilar cholangiocarcinomas.

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Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.- Reporting Cholangiocarcinoma: Pathological Aspects.- Diagnosis.- Preoperative Staging.- The Role of Laparoscopy in Preoperative Staging.- Preoperative Assessment of Liver Function.- Preoperative Biliary Drainage.- Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization.- Prognostic Factors.- Staging Systems.- Surgical Anatomy of the Hepatic Hilus.- Surgical Treatment.- Surgical Technique.- Results of Surgery.- The Role of Liver Transplantation.- Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapies.- Palliative Treatments.- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.- Diagnosis.- Prognostic Factors.- Staging Systems.- Surgical Treatment.- Results of Surgery.- The Role of Liver Transplantation.- Adjuvant and Palliative Treatments.