Open AccessAssociation of Preoperative Biliary Drainage With Postoperative Outcome Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Stephen P. Povoski,
Martin S. Karpeh,
Kevin C. Conlon,
Leslie H. Blumgart,
Murray F. Brennan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199908000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreaticoduodenectomy , surgery , biliary drainage , abscess , percutaneous , mortality rate , preoperative care , resection
To determine whether preoperative biliary instrumentation and preoperative biliary drainage are associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates after pancreaticoduodenectomy.