Multifactorial analysis of biliary infection after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage treatment of malignant biliary obstruction

Conclusions: The risk factors of biliary infection after PTBD included: age, site of obstruction, drainage style, tumor stage, hemoglobin, Child–Pugh score, phenotype of peripheral blood monocyte (Treg), and results of bile culture. It was further concluded that drainage style, Child–Pugh score, and results of bile culture were independent risk factors.

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Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - December 19, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Haipeng Yu Sun Yuanyuan Zhi Guo Wenge Xing Tongguo Si Xiuying Guo Fang Liu Source Type: research