Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC) is a common primary hepatic tumor. However, its outcomes are usually worse than those of hepatocellular carcinoma owing to its non-specific presentation and detection at an advanced stage.
Surgery is the best treatment option that offers a chance of long-term survival. Minimal invasive procedures for IHCC were not well performed frequently due to necessity for major laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) with possible inclusion of caudate resection (for Klatskin tumor), laparoscopic lymphadenectomy, and laparoscopic biliary-enteric anastomosis.
However, several reports showed comparable outcomes to conventional surgery, although, in small cases series studies.

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