How to treat cholangiocarcinoma?

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Cholangiocarcinoma, as we often say, refers to the malignant tumor of extrahepatic bile duct from the confluence of left and right hepatic ducts to the lower end of common bile duct. Cholangiocarcinoma can be divided into three types: hilar cholangiocarcinoma or upper cholangiocarcinoma, middle cholangiocarcinoma and lower cholangiocarcinoma. Its etiology may be related to bile duct stones, primary sclerosing cholangitis and other diseases, Therefore, for cholangiocarcinoma, which is a very dangerous disease, there are many different treatments. Therefore, patients should not worry too much, as long as they are actively treated, they can be cured. How to treat cholangiocarcinoma? Let's talk about it

How to treat cholangiocarcinoma?

Surgical treatment can be adopted. The treatment principle of cholangiocarcinoma is that the early cases are mainly surgical resection, and postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy are used to consolidate and improve the effect of surgical treatment. For unresectable advanced cases, biliary drainage should be performed to control biliary tract infection, improve liver function, reduce complications, prolong life and improve quality of life.

Radiotherapy can also be used. Surgical resection is the only radical treatment for cholangiocarcinoma. Adjuvant radiotherapy can only improve the survival rate of patients. For unresectable and locally metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, after effective biliary drainage, radiotherapy can improve the symptoms and prolong the life of patients. However, cholangiocarcinoma has always been considered to be radiosensitive. It is generally reported that the survival time of radiotherapy is 9 to 12 months.

Cholangiocarcinoma is not sensitive to chemotherapy. Compared with other gastrointestinal tumors, such as colon cancer, cholangiocarcinoma is less sensitive to chemotherapy. However, chemotherapy can alleviate the symptoms caused by cholangiocarcinoma, improve the quality of life of patients, and may also prolong the survival of patients.

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Patients must pay attention to maintain a good attitude, the doctor will choose the most suitable treatment method to carry out effective treatment according to the different symptoms of patients, and the patients should also cooperate with the doctor's treatment, so that the patients can recover as soon as possible.