Ampullary carcinoma: effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical outcome

AIM: To evaluate the influence of preoperative biliary drainage on morbidity and mortality after surgical resection for ampullary carcinoma. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively data for 82 patients who underwent potentially curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma between September 1993 and July 2...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Sheikh Anwar, Gupta, Tarun, Jaafar, Khairul Azhar, Chung, Yaw Fui Alexander, Mesenas, Steven Joseph, London, Lucien Peng Jin Ooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/12580/
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