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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2015; 7(2): 28-44
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i2.28
Table 1 Bismuth-Corlette classification of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
StageDescription
ITumor involving common hepatic duct without involvement of primary biliary confluence (confluence of right and left hepatic ducts) (Figure 19)
IITumor involving primary biliary confluence (Figure 20)
IIIaTumor involving primary biliary confluence and right secondary biliary confluence (confluence of right anterior and posterior sectoral ducts) (Figure 21)
IIIbTumor involving primary biliary confluence and left secondary biliary confluence (confluence of left medial and lateral sectoral ducts) (Figure 22)
IVTumor involving primary and both secondary biliary confluence (Figure 23)