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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2009; 15(23): 2908-2912
Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2908
Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2908
Table 2 Morbidity and mortality in the two groups
| Morbidity | PBD | Non-PBD | Significance |
| Sepsis | 10 | 14 | 0.91 |
| Wound infection | 1 | 12 | 0.01 |
| Intra-abdominal bleeding | 1 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | 8 | 0.09 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 3 | 5 | 0.95 |
| Bile leakage | 2 | 3 | 0.73 |
| Pancreatic leakage | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
| Delayed gastric emptying | 6 | 10 | 0.85 |
| Reoperation | 1 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Hospital death | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Late mortality | 10 | 13 | 0.15 |
- Citation: Abdullah SA, Gupta T, Jaafar KA, Chung YFA, Ooi LLPJ, Mesenas SJ. Ampullary carcinoma: Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical outcome. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(23): 2908-2912
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i23/2908.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2908