Effect of preoperative biliary stenting
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P. Jagannath; V. Dhir; S. Shrikhande; R. C. Shah; P. Mullerpatan; K. M. Mohandas
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## 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