Abstract
SummaryThe efficacy of multimodality treatment for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma was evaluated in terms of outcome, survival and quality of life. Eleven patients were enrolled in the following protocol: percutaneous drainage of both right and left biliary systems; Iridium-192 intraluminal brachytherapy; replacement of the drainages with endoprotheses; external radiotherapy. Six patients completed the protocol and 5 were treated with brachytherapy alone. Mean survival was 10.5 months, similar to surgical results and higher than the control group treated with percutaneous stenting (2.75 months) or biliary drainage alone (1.75 months), with an average hospital stay of 10–15 days and no procedure-related mortality.
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