The effect of preoperative biliary drainage on postoperative complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy: a triple center retrospective study

Abstract Background Biliary obstruction which is a major complication of pancreas and periampullary tumors could result in cholangitis, coagulopathies, gastrointestinal symptoms, and impaired wound healing. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is still the standard approach for pancreas resection and impose...

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Main Authors: Niloufar Bineshfar, Nasser Malekpour Alamdari, Tayebeh Rostami, Alireza Mirahmadi, Adel Zeinalpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01853-z