Performance of Initial Biliary Drainage in Patients with Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

S Buettner,J.E Van Hooft,J De Jonge,J.L Van Vugt,E Roos,J.N Ijzermans,C.J Pek,L.M Van Driel,L Hol,F.E Willemssen,R.M Voermans,W.G Polak,M.J Bruno,A.-M Van Keulen,J.-W Poley,A Moelker,T.M Van Gulik,B Groot Koerkamp,J.I Erdmann,R.j Coelen ,Krijn P Van Lienden ,C.h Van Eijck ,M.p Gaspersz

doi:10.1016/j.hpb.2022.05.992

Performance of Initial Biliary Drainage in Patients with Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2022.05.992

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Journal: HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022
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Affiliation: Erasmus MC, Leiden University Medical Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Maasstad Ziekenhuis

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Introduction: Patients with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) require biliary drainage to relieve symptoms and allow for palliative systemic chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to establish the success, complication, and mortality rates of the initial biliary drainage procedure in patients with unresectable pCCA.

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