Laparoscopy in the management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Table 1 Summary of literature reporting staging laparoscopy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Ref.	n	Yield	Accuracy
Weber et al[17] 2002	56	25%	42%
Tilleman et al[18] 2002	1101	41%	59%
Connor et al[19] 2005	84	42%	53%
Goere et al[20] 2006	20	25%	45%
Ruys et al[21] 2011	175	14%	32%
Barlow et al[22] 2013	100	45%	71%

¹Included six patients with gallbladder cancer.

Table 2 Summary of literature reporting laparoscopic resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Ref.	n	Surgical approach	Surgical procedure BD, PR, HH, C	Operative Time (min)	Bleeding (g)	Complication	R0/R1
Yu et al[33], 2011	14	TL	7, 5, 0, (-)	Mean 305	Mean 386	35.7%	10/2
Gumbs et al[35], 2013	5	TL	0, 0, 5, NA	NA	Mean 240	0%	4/1
Machado et al[36], 2012	1	H	0, 0, 1, (-)	300	Minimum	0%	1/0
Cho et al[37], 20131	1	TL	TL 0, 0, 1, (+)	629	200	100%	1/0
Giulianotti et al[38], 2010	1	R	0, 0, 1, (-)	540	800	0%	1/0

¹Hepato-pancreaticoduodenectomy. BD: Bile duct resection; PR: Partial liver resection; HH: Hemihepatectomy; C: Caudate lobe resection; TL: Totally laparoscopic; H: Hybrid; R: Robotic.