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Dar FS, Abbas Z, Ahmed I, Atique M, Aujla UI, Azeemuddin M, Aziz Z, Bhatti ABH, Bangash TA, Butt AS, Butt OT, Dogar AW, Farooqi JI, Hanif F, Haider J, Haider S, Hassan SM, Jabbar AA, Khan AN, Khan MS, Khan MY, Latif A, Luck NH, Malik AK, Rashid K, Rashid S, Salih M, Saeed A, Salamat A, Tayyab GUN, Yusuf A, Zia HH, Naveed A. National guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:1018-1042. [PMID: 38577184 PMCID: PMC10989497 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i9.1018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
Abstract
A consensus meeting of national experts from all major national hepatobiliary centres in the country was held on May 26, 2023, at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre (PKLI & RC) after initial consultations with the experts. The Pakistan Society for the Study of Liver Diseases (PSSLD) and PKLI & RC jointly organised this meeting. This effort was based on a comprehensive literature review to establish national practice guidelines for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (hCCA). The consensus was that hCCA is a complex disease and requires a multidisciplinary team approach to best manage these patients. This coordinated effort can minimise delays and give patients a chance for curative treatment and effective palliation. The diagnostic and staging workup includes high-quality computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Brush cytology or biopsy utilizing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a mainstay for diagnosis. However, histopathologic confirmation is not always required before resection. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration of regional lymph nodes and positron emission tomography scan are valuable adjuncts for staging. The only curative treatment is the surgical resection of the biliary tree based on the Bismuth-Corlette classification. Selected patients with unresectable hCCA can be considered for liver transplantation. Adjuvant chemotherapy should be offered to patients with a high risk of recurrence. The use of preoperative biliary drainage and the need for portal vein embolisation should be based on local multidisciplinary discussions. Patients with acute cholangitis can be drained with endoscopic or percutaneous biliary drainage. Palliative chemotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine has shown improved survival in patients with irresectable and recurrent hCCA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Faisal Saud Dar
- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi 75600, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
- University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen B24 3FX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Oncology, Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Division of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Shaikh Zayed Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Liver Transplant, Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat 66020, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine & Gastroenterology, Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre, Peshawar 25000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary & Liver Transplant, Bahria International Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary & Liver Transplant, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary & Liver Transplant, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat 66020, Pakistan
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- Department of Radiology, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- Army Liver Transplant Unit, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Shaikh Zayed Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 75500, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Rashid Nursing Home and Cancer Clinic, Rashid Nursing Home and Cancer Clinic, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplant, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Radiology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Rawalpindi 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Division of Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Centre, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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van Keulen A, Franssen S, van der Geest LG, de Boer MT, Coenraad M, van Driel LMJW, Erdmann JI, Haj Mohammad N, Heij L, Klümpen H, Tjwa E, Valkenburg‐van Iersel L, Verheij J, Groot Koerkamp B, Olthof PB. Nationwide treatment and outcomes of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. Liver Int 2021; 41:1945-1953. [PMID: 33641214 PMCID: PMC8359996 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) is a rare tumour that requires complex multidisciplinary management. All known data are almost exclusively derived from expert centres. This study aimed to analyse the outcomes of patients with pCCA in a nationwide cohort. METHODS Data on all patients diagnosed with pCCA in the Netherlands between 2010 and 2018 were obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Data included type of hospital of diagnosis and the received treatment. Outcomes included the type of treatment and overall survival. RESULTS A total of 2031 patients were included and the median overall survival for the overall cohort was 5.2 (95% CI 4.7-5.7) months. Three-hundred-ten (15%) patients underwent surgical resection, 271 (13%) underwent palliative systemic treatment, 21 (1%) palliative local anti-cancer treatment and 1429 (70%) underwent best supportive care. These treatments resulted in a median overall survival of 29.6 (95% CI 25.2-34.0), 12.2 (95% CI 11.0-13.3), 14.5 (95%CI 8.2-20.8) and 2.9 (95% CI 2.6-3.2) months respectively. Resection rate was 13% in patients who were diagnosed in non-academic and 32% in academic centres (P < .001), which resulted in a survival difference in favour of academic centres. Median overall survival was 9.7 (95% CI 7.7-11.7) months in academic centres compared to 4.9 (95% CI 4.3-5.4) months in non-academic centres (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with pCCA, resection rate and overall survival were higher for patients who were diagnosed in academic centres. These results show population-based outcomes of pCCA and highlight the importance of regional collaboration in the treatment of these patients.
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- Anne‐Marleen van Keulen
- Department of SurgeryErasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdamthe Netherlands
- Department of SurgeryReinier de Graaf GasthuisDelftthe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryErasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of ResearchNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL)Utrechtthe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryAmsterdam University Medical CentersUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of Medical OncologyUniversity Medical Center Utrecht/ Regional Academic Cancer Center UtrechtUtrecht UniversityUtrechtthe Netherlands
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Hospital RWTH AachenAachenGermany
- Visceral and Transplant SurgeryUniversity Hospital RWTH AachenAachenGermany
- NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in MetabolismMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of Medical OncologyAmsterdam University Medical CentersUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of GastroenterologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Internal MedicineDivision of Medical OncologyGROW‐School for Oncology and Developmental BiologyMaastricht University Medical CenterMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of PathologyAmsterdam University Medical CentersUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryErasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryErasmus MC Cancer InstituteRotterdamthe Netherlands
- Department of SurgeryAmsterdam University Medical CentersUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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Coelen RJS, Roos E, Rauws EAJ, van Lienden KP, van Delden OM, van Gulik TM. Preoperative drainage for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma - Authors' reply. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 4:11-12. [PMID: 30527576 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(18)30346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert J S Coelen
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1100DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Coelen RJS, Roos E, Wiggers JK, Besselink MG, Buis CI, Busch ORC, Dejong CHC, van Delden OM, van Eijck CHJ, Fockens P, Gouma DJ, Koerkamp BG, de Haan MW, van Hooft JE, IJzermans JNM, Kater GM, Koornstra JJ, van Lienden KP, Moelker A, Damink SWMO, Poley JW, Porte RJ, de Ridder RJ, Verheij J, van Woerden V, Rauws EAJ, Dijkgraaf MGW, van Gulik TM. Endoscopic versus percutaneous biliary drainage in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 3:681-690. [PMID: 30122355 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(18)30234-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, biliary drainage is recommended to treat obstructive jaundice and optimise the clinical condition before liver resection. Little evidence exists on the preferred initial method of biliary drainage. We therefore investigated the incidence of severe drainage-related complications of endoscopic biliary drainage or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with potentially resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS We did a multicentre, randomised controlled trial at four academic centres in the Netherlands. Patients who were aged at least 18 years with potentially resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma requiring major liver resection, and biliary obstruction of the future liver remnant (defined as a bilirubin concentration of >50 μmol/L [2·9 mg/dL]), were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive endoscopic biliary drainage or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage through the use of computer-generated allocation. Randomisation, done by the trial coordinator, was stratified for previous (attempted) biliary drainage, the extent of bile duct involvement, and enrolling centre. Patients were enrolled by clinicians of the participating centres. The primary outcome was the number of severe complications between randomisation and surgery in the intention-to-treat population. The trial was registered at the Netherlands National Trial Register, number NTR4243. FINDINGS From Sept 26, 2013, to April 29, 2016, 261 patients were screened for participation, and 54 eligible patients were randomly assigned to endoscopic biliary drainage (n=27) or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (n=27). The study was prematurely closed because of higher mortality in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage group (11 [41%] of 27 patients) than in the endoscopic biliary drainage group (three [11%] of 27 patients; relative risk 3·67, 95% CI 1·15-11·69; p=0·03). Three of the 11 deaths among patients in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage group occurred before surgery. The proportion of patients with severe preoperative drainage-related complications was similar between the groups (17 [63%] patients in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage group vs 18 [67%] in the endoscopic biliary drainage group; relative risk 0·94, 95% CI 0·64-1·40). 16 (59%) patients in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage group and ten (37%) patients in the endoscopic biliary drainage group developed preoperative cholangitis (p=0·1). 15 (56%) patients required additional percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage after endoscopic biliary drainage, whereas only one (4%) patient required endoscopic biliary drainage after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. INTERPRETATION The study was prematurely stopped because of higher all-cause mortality in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage group. Post-drainage complications were similar between groups, but the data should be interpreted with caution because of the small sample size. The results call for further prospective studies and reconsideration of indications and strategy towards biliary drainage in this complex disease. FUNDING Dutch Cancer Foundation.
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- Robert J S Coelen
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Clinical Research Unit and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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