How Can Machine Perfusion Change the Paradigm of Liver Transplantation for Patients with Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma?

How Can Machine Perfusion Change the Paradigm of Liver Transplantation for Patients with Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma?

Perihilar cholangiocarcinomas (pCCA) are rare yet aggressive tumors originating from the bile ducts. While surgery remains the mainstay of treatment, only a minority of patients are amenable to curative resection, and the prognosis of unresectable patients is dismal. The introduction of liver transp...

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Main Authors: Damiano Patrono, Fabio Colli, Matteo Colangelo, Nicola De Stefano, Ana Lavinia Apostu, Elena Mazza, Silvia Catalano, Giorgia Rizza, Stefano Mirabella, Renato Romagnoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
hilar cholangiocarcinoma
donor pool expansion
hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion
normothermic machine perfusion
viability assessment
transplant oncology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/5/2026

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