Hilar cholangiocarcinoma has received great attention in the past 25 years because of its rising prevalence. However, the results of surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocar-cinoma are still unsatisfactory. A series of studies on cholangio-carcinoma, both clinical and experimental, were conducted in the Research Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of PLA. Detailed clinicopathological research revealed the characteristics of nerve involvement and metastasis of bile duct cancer, which may be responsible for the high recurrence after surgical removal. Hepa-titis C virus may be one of the causal factors of bile duct cancer in China. Clinically, of the 402 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma, 51. 5

作者：黄志强

来源：中华消化外科杂志 2010 年 9卷 3期