Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate surgical therapy and the effect of hepatectomy plus the clearance of tumor thrombi from bile in the bile duct for primary hepatocellular carcinoma(PLC) with tumorbi in the bile duct.
Methods: Nine Patients with PLC and bile duct thrombi(BDT) who underwent surgical intervention were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: There was no operative mortality and all patients were followed up for 3-15 months.Two patients were died for a relapse of hepatoma,and seven still alive.
Conclusions: Hepatectomy plus the clearance of tumor thrombi from bile duct was effective for treatment of patients with PLC and BDT.