Preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma undergoing major hepatectomy

To investigate the effect of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in jaundiced patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) undergoing major liver resections. An observational study was carried out by reviewing a prospectively maintained database of HCCA patients who underwent major liver resection...

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Published in:	World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 19; no. 46; p. 8731
Main Authors:	Xiong, Jun-Jie, Nunes, Quentin M, Huang, Wei, Pathak, Samir, Wei, Ai-Lin, Tan, Chun-Lu, Liu, Xu-Bao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 14.12.2013
Subjects:	Aged Bile Duct Neoplasms - complications Bile Duct Neoplasms - mortality Bile Duct Neoplasms - pathology Bile Duct Neoplasms - surgery Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - pathology Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - surgery Chi-Square Distribution Cholangiocarcinoma - complications Cholangiocarcinoma - mortality Cholangiocarcinoma - pathology Cholangiocarcinoma - surgery Drainage - adverse effects Drainage - mortality Female Hepatectomy - adverse effects Hepatectomy - mortality Humans Jaundice, Obstructive - diagnosis Jaundice, Obstructive - etiology Jaundice, Obstructive - mortality Jaundice, Obstructive - therapy Length of Stay Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio Postoperative Complications - mortality Postoperative Complications - surgery Preoperative Care Reoperation Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Treatment Outcome Obstructive jaundice Preoperative biliary drainage Hilar cholangiocarcinoma Major hepatectomy Surgical outcome
ISSN:	2219-2840, 2219-2840
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