Open AccessPreoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma undergoing major hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Junjie Xiong,
Quentin Nunes,
Wei Huang,
Samir Pathak,
Ailin Wei,
Chunlu Tan,
Xu-Bao Liu
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i46.8731
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , bilirubin , biliary drainage , hepatectomy , surgery , liver function , body mass index , gastroenterology , logistic regression , resection
To investigate the effect of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in jaundiced patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) undergoing major liver resections.