Advertisement
Surgery
Advanced searchSave search
Editorial| Volume 79, ISSUE 2, P127-128, February 1976

Download started.

Ok

Is carcinoma of the main hepatic duct junction an indication for liver transplantation or palliative surgery? A plea for the U tube palliative procedure

  • John Terblanche
    Correspondence
    Reprint requests: John Terblanche, Ch.M., F.R.C.S., F.C.S.(S.A.), Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town Medical School Observatory, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
    Affiliations
    From the Medical Research Council Liver Research Group, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

    From the Department of Surgery, Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, Republic of S. Africa
    Search for articles by this author
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0039606076902762
Is carcinoma of the main hepatic duct junction an indication for liver transplantation or palliative surgery? A plea for the U tube palliative procedure
Previous ArticleExpansion of educational programs in university departments of surgery
Next ArticleInaugural: American Society of Transplant Surgeons
      This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
      To read this article in full you will need to make a payment

      Purchase one-time access:

      Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online access
      One-time access price info
      • For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
      • For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'

      Subscribe:

      Subscribe to Surgery
      Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
      Already an online subscriber? Sign in
      Register: Create an account
      Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect

      References

        • Klatskin G.
        Adenocarcinoma of the hepatic duct at its bifurcation within the porta hepatis. An unusual tumor with distinctive clinical and pathological features.
        Am. J. Med. 1965; 38: 241
        • Terblanche J.
        Carcinoma of the main hepatic duct junction.
        in: Saunders S.J. Terblanche J. Liver. Pitman Medical Publishing Company, London1973: 352
        • Terblanche J.
        • Louw J.H.
        U-tube drainage in the palliative therapy of carcinoma of the main hepatic duct junction.
        Surg. Clin. North Am. 1973; 53: 1245
        • Terblanche J.
        • Saunders S.J.
        • Louw J.H.
        Prolonged palliation in carcinoma of the main hepatic duct junction.
        Surgery. 1972; 71: 720

      Article info

      Publication history

      Accepted: August 29, 1975

      Identification

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0039606076902762

      Copyright

      © 1976 Published by Elsevier Inc.

      ScienceDirect

      Access this article on ScienceDirect

      The content on this site is intended for healthcare professionals.


      We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To update your cookie settings, please visit the Cookie Preference Center for this site.
      Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. except certain content provided by third parties.


      RELX