Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma | Klatskin Tumor

Surgeon explains about Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma, a type of bile duct cancer, to understand symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. This is a highly complex tumour type to deal with, but the use of easy to understand drawings and language, this video should offer a comprehensive understanding of the presentation, risk factors, diagnostic scans and treatment paradigms.
Surgical excision is the most effective treatment, however, it requires careful assessment of the patient and extent of the tumour prior to embarking on this course. The surgical treatment for Klatskin Tumour is one of the most challenging and complex operation, which is best performed by experts in recognised centres.
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Risk factors /Anatomy/Types
02:48 Spread
04:23 Symptoms
05:39 Diagnosis
09:08 Managing jaundice
11:28 Treatment

[@adriansteinhoff2656]

Very informative. Thank you very much.

[@johnbriscoe5932]

Thanks for the explanations. This cancer took my wife 10 years ago. I was able to care for her for a year before she passed. She declined chemotherapy. She had discomfort from a "Sister Mary Joseph" nodule,(reduced by radiotherapy),but no intractable pain until 2 days before she died. She had an additional and unrelated primary cancer of the kidney, and so was not a candidate for liver transplant.
It seems that the mortality rate for this is very high.