Abstract
Fifty consecutive matched patients with benign or malignant biliary tract obstruction were compared to determine the efficacy of preoperative percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD). Twenty-five patients underwent PBD for an average of nine days before operation; 25 patients underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTHC) followed immediately by operation. Serum bilirubin levels before PTHC were 16.5±7.6 mg/dL and 14.9±7.6 mg/dL in PBD and non-PBD groups, respectively. Serum bilirubin levels decreased to 6.5±6.2 mg/dL preoperatively in patients having PBD. One week after operation, bilirubin levels were 4.2 ±4.3 mg/dL and 9.0±5.2 mg/dL in the PBD and non-PBD groups, respectively. Major morbidity (sepsis, abscess, renal failure, or bleeding) occurred in two patients (8%) having PBD and in 13 patients (52%) without PBD. One patient (4%) with PBD, and five patients (20%) without PBD, died. The mean hospital stay was shorter for the PBD group. Preoperative PBD reduces operative mortality and morbidity and results in a more rapid resolution of hyperbilirubinemia during the postoperative period.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 703-708 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Archives of surgery |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery