Hepatology Digest: Unresectable Hilar cholangiocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis. How would you optimize therapeutic avenues for these patients?

Conclusions The expression of MMP-7 was correlated with some clinicopathologic parameters of BDC, and MMP-7 was a valuable prognostic marker of BDC.

Objectives To summarize the experience of surgical intervention for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) with bile duct thrombi(BDT), and to evaluate the influence on prognosis.