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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2014; 6(3): 68-73
Published online Mar 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i3.68
Table 2 Recommended indication for preoperative biliary drainage and total biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Preoperative biliary drainageRight lobectomy for Bismuth type IIIA or IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Preoperative portal vein embolization and chemoradiation therapy
Biliary infection of undrained bile duct
Severe pruritus
Total biliary drainageDevelopment of cholangitis after selective drainage
Slow resolution of hyperbilirubinemia
Opacification of bilateral intrahepatic bile duct