Percutaneous Biliary Drainage with Emphasis on Hilar Lesions

The mortality rates of surgery and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTHBD) are comparable. Long tenn studies show that delayed complications occur in the majority of cases of PTHBD and survival is not improved compared to surgery. The many recent advances in endoscopic and percutaneous dr...

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Main Author: R Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/412907
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