Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage may be the preferred preoperative drainage method in hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Conclusion Compared to ERCP, PTBD reduced the rate of cholangitis, pancreatitis, salvage biliary drainage, and decreased hospitalization costs in patients with types II, III, and IV HC. Risk of cholangitis for patients with types III and IV was significantly lower in the PTBD group. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - January 21, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ba, Yongjiang Yue, Ping Leung, Joseph W. Wang, Haiping Lin, Yanyan Bai, Bing Zhu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Lei Zhu, Kexiang Wang, Wenhui Meng, Wenbo Zhou, Wence Liu, Ying Li, Xun Tags: Original article Source Type: research