Ampullary carcinoma: effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical outcome

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Sheikh Anwar, Gupta, Tarun, Jaafar, Khairul Azhar, Chung, Yaw Fui Alexander, Mesenas, Steven Joseph, London, Lucien Peng Jin Ooi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baishideng Publishing Group 2009
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12580/1/WJG-15-2908.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12580/; http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/15/2908.asp

AIM: To evaluate the influence of preoperative biliary drainage on morbidity and mortality after surgical resection for ampullary carcinoma. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively data for 82 patients who underwent potentially curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma between September 1993 and July 2...