Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical results after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer: Focused on the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1102-1107
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1102

Table 2 Surgical morbidity and mortality n (%)

Morbidity and mortality	Number of patients
¹Morbidity	23 (46.9)
Bleeding	4 (8.2)
Intraabdominal abscess	6 (12.2)
Pancreatic fistula	7 (14.3)
Delayed gastric emptying	7 (14.3)
Pulmonary complication	2 (4.1)
Mortality	3 (6.1)
Bleeding, DIC	2 (4.1)
Intraabdominal abscess, sepsis	1 (2.0)

¹A patient may have more than one complication. DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Citation: Choi YM, Cho EH, Lee KY, Ahn SI, Choi SK, Kim SJ, Hur YS, Cho YU, Hong KC, Shin SH, Kim KR, Woo ZH. Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical results after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer: Focused on the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(7): 1102-1107
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i7/1102.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1102