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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study concerns a retrospective analysis of the use of preoperative percutaneous biliary drainage in the treatment of obstructive jaundice complicated or not by cholangitis. From 1980 to 1987, 87 patients were selected; among these, only those with bilirubin greater than 5 mg% and an overt indication to surgery were included in the study. It was so possible to match two relatively homogeneous populations, e.g. patients submitted to preoperative drainage vs patients not drained. According to our experience, a preoperative percutaneous biliary drainage does not affect postoperative mortality, incidence of immediate postoperative complications and length of hospitalisation. These results are probably linked to a predominant use of the drainage in absence of infectious complications.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-469X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
551-5; discussion 556
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[A retrospective study on the use of preoperative percutaneous drainage in uncomplicated obstructive jaundice].
pubmed:affiliation
Cattedra di Metodologia Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Torino.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, English Abstract