Rouviere's sulcus (RS) has been widely used as an important landmark during laparoscopic cholecystectomy; however, some shortcomings remain unaddressed. To evaluate the safety and application values ...

A left lower lung nodule was found in a 60-year-old female smoker. CT revealed a T1 tumor ostensibly without pathologically enlarged hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes. Bronchoscopy showed ...

Therapy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) remains a challenge. Curative resection is often not an option owing to vascular encasement, hilar invasion, bilateral liver involvement and primary ...

A new report consolidates existing research on hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection, but finds more work is needed to better evaluate the efficacy of robotic surgery in these patients. Robotic surgery ...

Patients report decreased pain and improved breathing following treatment of their hilar tumors with robotic radiosurgery, but researchers say the therapy falls short of improving survival. Still, the ...

A 21-year-old, nonsmoking, and previously healthy woman was admitted to our hospital due to a dry cough and enlarged hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes on chest X-ray (Figure 1A). The optimal treatment ...

A 15-year-old girl presented with persistent cough of approximately 2 months' duration. Physical examination was entirely within normal limits. Chest radiograph (Fig. 1) showed a well-defined right ...