Open AccessBiliary drainage in inoperable malignant biliary distal obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Maria Vitória Cury Vieira Scatimburgo,
Igor Braga Ribeiro,
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura,
Vitor Massaro Takamatsu Sagae,
Bruno Salomão Hirsch,
Mateus Bond Boghossian,
Thomas R. McCarty,
Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos,
Tomazo Franzini,
Wanderley Marques Bernardo,
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i5.493
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary drainage , drainage , meta analysis , surgery , general surgery , ecology , biology
Endoscopic drainage remains the treatment of choice for unresectable or inoperable malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO).