[Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on the immediate and long-term results after duodeno-cephalo-pancreatectomy for peri-ampullar neoplasia]
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[Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on the immediate and long-term results after duodeno-cephalo-pancreatectomy for peri-ampullar neoplasia]
Abstract
Pancreaticoduodenectomy has a primary role in the treatment of patients with periampullary carcinoma. Several series have reported encouraging operative mortality and survival after resection. Controversies exist regarding the impact of preoperative biliary drainage on immediate and long-term results.
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