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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2013; 5(7): 132-138
Published online Jul 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i7.132
Published online Jul 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i7.132
Risk factors and classifications of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Miguel Angel Suarez-Munoz, Jose Luis Fernandez-Aguilar, Belinda Sanchez-Perez, Jose Antonio Perez-Daga, Beatriz Garcia-Albiach, Ysabel Pulido-Roa, Naiara Marin-Camero, Julio Santoyo-Santoyo, General Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Service, HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital Carlos Haya, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Author contributions: Fernandez-Aguilar JL and Sanchez-Perez B contributed equally to this work; Suarez-Munoz MA performed the research and wrote the paper; rest of authors performed a critical review of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Miguel Angel Suarez-Munoz, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery, General Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Service, HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital Carlos Haya, Carlos Haya Avenue, 29010 Malaga, Spain. masuarez59@gmail.com
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Received: February 25, 2013
Revised: June 17, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: July 15, 2013
Revised: June 17, 2013
Accepted: June 28, 2013
Published online: July 15, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The terminology and classification of Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumors) are sometime confusing. In the present revision, we analyze some of the risk factors identified as preneoplastic conditions, and the different systems used for staging these tumors, including the most recent consensus classification promoted by the European Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.