Open AccessAmpullary carcinoma: Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical outcome
Author(s) -
Sheikh Anwar Abdullah,
Tarun Gupta,
Khairul Azhar Jaafar,
Y. F. A. Chung,
London Lucien Peng Jin Ooi,
Steven Mesenas
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.2908
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , abscess , pancreatic abscess , liver abscess , sepsis , gastroenterology
To evaluate the influence of preoperative biliary drainage on morbidity and mortality after surgical resection for ampullary carcinoma.