A 48-year-old woman presents with progressive jaundice and weight loss. CT shows a mass at the biliary confluence (Bismuth type IIIa). What does Bismu...

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A 48-year-old woman presents with progressive jaundice and weight loss. CT shows a mass at the biliary confluence (Bismuth type IIIa). What does Bismuth type IIIa indicate?

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Tumour at the confluence extending into the right hepatic duct

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Tumour below the confluence

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Tumour involving both right and left hepatic ducts

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Tumour involving segmental branches bilaterally

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Tumour at the confluence extending into the left hepatic duct

uk-sce-gastroenterology MCQ (SBA): Cholangiocarcinoma

A 48-year-old woman presents with progressive jaundice and weight loss. CT shows a mass at the biliary confluence (Bismuth type IIIa). What does Bismuth type IIIa indicate?