Open AccessBiliary stenting versus surgical bypass for palliation of periampullary malignancy
Author(s) -
Mehrdad Nikfarjam,
Andrew K. Hadj,
Vijayaragavan Muralidharan,
Niall C. Tebbutt,
Michael Fink,
Robert Jones,
Graham Starkey,
Rhys Vaughan,
Alexander W. Marshall,
Christopher Christophi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 0975-0711
pISSN - 0254-8860
DOI - 10.1007/s12664-012-0274-1
Subject(s) - medicine , ampulla of vater , periampullary cancer , stent , surgery , pancreaticoduodenectomy , malignancy , endoscopic stenting , bile duct , carcinoma , resection
Patients with periampullary cancers may not be suitable for curative resection due to locally advanced disease, metastases, or poor health. Biliary stenting and surgical bypass are utilized for symptom control, but the true benefit of one technique over the other is not clear.
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