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Surgical resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma is usually a challenging operation. Correct accomplishment of a R0 resection must be planned with a careful preoperative evaluation that considers longitudinal and radial extent of neoplasms, the presence of lymph-node involvement, vascular infiltration and anatomic variants.

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Guglielmi, A., Ruzzenente, A., Iacono, C. (2008). Surgical Technique. In: Surgical Treatment of Hilar and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0729-1_12

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