Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of unresectable peripheral cholangiocarcinoma arising one centimeter or more above the superior pancreatic margin, with tumor diameter ≤ 3 cm, diagnosed by: * Transcatheter biopsy or brush cytology * CA-19.9 \> 100 mg/ml and/or a mass on cross-sectional imaging with a malignant appearing stricture on cholangiography * Biliary ploidy by FISH with a malignant appearing stricture on cholangiography * Age between 18 years and 70 years * Absence of intra- and extrahepatic metastases * Absence of lymph-nodal metastases at any site * Biliary stenting of all liver districts * No contraindications to liver transplantation * No concomitant malignancies or history of other malignancies in the previous 5 years * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma * Uncontrolled infection * Concomitant malignancies or history of other malignancies in the previous 5 years