Preoperative endoscopic versus percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in potentially resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (DRAINAGE trial): design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Liver surgery in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) is associated with high postoperative morbidity because the tumor typically causes biliary obstruction. Preoperative biliary drainage is used to create a safer environment prior to liver surgery, but biliary drainage may be harmful when...

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Autores principales: Wiggers, Jimme K, Coelen, Robert JS, Rauws, Erik AJ, van Delden, Otto M, van Eijck, Casper HJ, de Jonge, Jeroen, Porte, Robert J, Buis, Carlijn I, Dejong, Cornelis HC, Molenaar, I Quintus, Besselink, Marc GH, Busch, Olivier RC, Dijkgraaf, Marcel GW, van Gulik, Thomas M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0251-0

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