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Surgical palliation of biliary obstruction: Bypass in the era of drainage
Author(s) -
Arshad Seyed Arshia,
Phuoc Victor H
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.25432
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary drainage , surgery , general surgery
Unresectable pancreatico‐biliary cancers frequently cause biliary obstruction. Symptomatic management of biliary obstruction is most commonly accomplished with percutaneous or endoscopic drainage. When Nonsurgical means have been exhausted, effective surgical palliation may be performed by way of choledochojejunostomy.