At the Top Ichilov Medical Center, only highly professional specialists work, whose extensive medical practice and comprehensive knowledge allow them to tackle the most complex diseases with firm confidence in a successful treatment outcome.
Cholangiocarcinoma treatment at the Top Ichilov Clinic is conducted at the highest level, allowing for the best results in Israel, using the most advanced methods of early diagnosis and modern treatment, significantly improving the patient's quality of life and returning them to normal life in the shortest possible time.
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Cholangiocarcinoma: Treatment at the Top Ichilov Clinic
There are three stages of cholangiocarcinoma, so the treatment of patients with this pathology must be strictly individualized. When choosing a treatment method, the doctor also considers the patient's age and overall physical condition. The Top Ichilov Clinic employs three methods of therapy: surgical intervention, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
The medical center performs the following types of surgeries:
- Removal of the bile duct with lymph nodes;
- Partial hepatectomy, which involves resection of the part of the liver affected by the tumor;
- Whipple procedure involving the removal of the head of the pancreas, part of the stomach, a segment of the intestine, and the bile duct.
- If the tumor is inoperable, surgical intervention is performed to ensure bile drainage, bypassing the obstructed ducts caused by the neoplasm.
- Radiation therapy allows for the slowing of malignant tumor growth using high-frequency X-ray radiation. This method is alternative and is prescribed to patients as a standalone treatment in the later stages of cancer.
- Chemotherapy aims to destroy atypical cells by introducing special medications into the patient's body. Intravenous administration of the drug ensures the cleansing of the blood from circulating tumor cells. There are also methods where the drug is administered directly into the affected organ.
Medical Procedures
- HIPEC chemotherapy method
- Laparoscopy of the gallbladder
- Chemotherapy
- Surgical treatment methods for gastrointestinal organs
- Removal of tumors from gastrointestinal organs
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Cholangiocarcinoma: Diagnosis
The location of the tumor complicates its diagnosis, but at the Top Ichilov Clinic, the latest research methods are used, maximizing the specificity of the disease's progression. The medical center conducts the following diagnostic procedures:
- Comprehensive blood tests;
- Abdominal MRI;
- Biopsy;
- Abdominal CT;
- Ultrasound;
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Based on the results of the tests, the doctor may prescribe additional studies.
Diagnostic Procedures
- Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Diagnosis — PET CT