Treatment and late survival of Altemeyer-Klatskin tumours

Aim of the study: Treatment options and late results of Altemeyer-Klatskin tumour of 348 patients admitted between 1999 – 2012 at the 1st Department of Surgery, Semmelweis University, were retrospectively investigated. Methods/results: Out of 348 patients 162 underwent surgical resection. Postoperative mortality rate was 9.8 percent. Median survival rate of this group resulted in 35.3 months. In 186 cases tumor removal was impossible. Hospital mortality of this group was 18.2 percent. Median survival rate was 6.5 months. Preinterventional ERCP or ERCP+stent implantation in a referring institution has been attemp…