Bismuth-Corlette classification
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The Bismuth-Corlette classification is a classification system for perihilar cholangiocarcinomas, which is based on the extent of ductal infiltration.
Please refer to the main article on cholangiocarcinoma for a full discussion of the condition.
Classification
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type I:
- limited to the common hepatic duct, below the level of the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts
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type II:
- involves the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts
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type IIIa:
- type II and extends to the bifurcation of the right hepatic duct
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type IIIb:
- type II and extends to the bifurcation of the left hepatic duct
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type IV:
- extending to the bifurcations of both right and left hepatic ductsOR
- multifocal involvement
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type V:
- stricture at the junction of common bile duct and cystic duct
The classification system may be used both for cholangiocarcinoma and benign strictures ref required.
See also
-<p>The <strong>Bismuth-Corlette classification</strong> is a classification system for perihilar cholangiocarcinomas, which is based on the extent of ductal infiltration. </p><p>Please refer to the <a href="/articles/cholangiocarcinoma">main article on cholangiocarcinoma</a> for a full discussion of the condition.</p><h4>Classification</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>Bismuth-Corlette classification</strong> is a classification system for perihilar <a title="Cholangiocarcinomas" href="/articles/cholangiocarcinoma">cholangiocarcinomas</a>, which is based on the extent of ductal infiltration. </p><h4>Classification</h4><ul>
-</ul><p>The classification system may be used both for <a href="/articles/cholangiocarcinoma">cholangiocarcinoma</a> and benign strictures <sup>ref required</sup>. </p>- +</ul><p>The classification system may be used both for <a href="/articles/cholangiocarcinoma">cholangiocarcinoma</a> and benign strictures <sup>ref required</sup>. </p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a title="Cholangiocarcinoma staging" href="/articles/cholangiocarcinoma-staging">cholangiocarcinoma staging</a></li></ul>
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- liver
- cholangiocarciooma
- staging
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