Preoperative endoscopic drainage for mal
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Dr E. C. S. Lai; F. P. T. Mok; S. T. Fan; C. M. Lo; K. M. Chu; C. L. Liu; J. Won
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The role of preoperative endoscopic drainage for patients with malignant obstructive jaundice was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. A total of 87 patients were assigned to either early elective surgery (44 patients) or endoscopic biliary drainage followed by exploration (43).