Nat. Rev. Clin. Oncol. doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.157 Figure 2 Current clinical management algorithms for adult patients with cholangiocarcinoma Figure 2 | Current clinical management algorithms for adult patients with cholangiocarcinoma. a | For patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). b | For those with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). c | For patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA). Patients with unresectable pCCA/dCCA who are not candidates for liver transplantation and have a poor performance status generally have short survival durations; thus, the use of plastic stents is usually sufficient and probably more cost-effective than the use of metallic stents. Rizvi, S. et al. (2017) Cholangiocarcinoma — evolving concepts and therapeutic strategies Nat. Rev. Clin. Oncol. doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.157