## Abstract ## Background Preoperative biliary stenting is associated with bacterial contamination of bile and an increased rate of infectious complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Preoperative drainage has been found to have conflicting effects on morbidity and mortality, and no studies ha
Effect of hospital volume on outcome of pancreaticoduodenectomy in Italy
β Scribed by G. Balzano; A. Zerbi; G. Capretti; S. Rocchetti; V. Capitanio; V. Di Carlo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5982
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