Photodynamic therapy is associated with an improvement in survival in patients with irresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: The majority of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma have irresectable disease and require palliation with biliary stenting to alleviate symptoms and prevent biliary sepsis. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have proved ineffective, but recent studies suggest photodynamic therapy (PDT) may...

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Main Authors: Quyn, Aaron J, Ziyaie, Dorin, Polignano, Francesco M, Tait, Iain S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20495709
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00102.x
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