Preoperative Biliary Drainage for Cancer of the Head of the Pancreas

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Authors

Niels A. van der Gaag

Erik A. Rauws

Casper H.J. van Eijck

Marco J. Bruno

Erwin van der Harst · Academic Medical Center

F J G M Kubben · Academic Medical Center

Josephus J. Gerritsen · Medisch Spectrum Twente

Jan Greve · Maastricht University Medical Centre

Michael F. Gerhards

Abstract

Routine preoperative biliary drainage in patients undergoing surgery for cancer of the pancreatic head increases the rate of complications. (Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN31939699.)

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 362, Issue 2, pp. 129-137

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0903230

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