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Successfully resected carcinoma of the bifurcation of the main hepatic ducts

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Two cases of carcinoma of the bifurcation of the main hepatic ducts are presented. The tumors were successfully removed by resection of the bifurcation in one case, and by left hepatic lobectomy in the other. Some other 38 cases of the same condition collected from the world literature are briefly reviewed and discussed with particular reference to their surgical interventions.

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  1. Chiba Cancer Center Hospital, Chiba, Japan

    Akira Nishimura, Masao Nakano & Koshi Maruyama

  2. Second Department of Surgery, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Takeshi Todoroki

  3. Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tsukuba University, Ibaraki, Japan

    Takao Okamura & Yoji Iwasaki

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Nishimura, A., Nakano, M., Maruyama, K. et al. Successfully resected carcinoma of the bifurcation of the main hepatic ducts. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 8, 123–137 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02469368

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