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Impact of biliary stenting on surgical outcome in patients undergoing pancreatectomy. A retrospective study in a single institution.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effect of preoperative biliary stents on outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Association of pre-drainage bilirubin levels and pathological features with survival in patients undergoing preoperative biliary drainage: a single-center retrospective study.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Impact of soft pancreas on pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes and the development of the preoperative soft pancreas risk score.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2025Article
- Palliative Biliary Drainage Has No Effect on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer: Medical Oncology Perspective.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThere are conflicting views regarding preoperative biliary drainage in patients undergoing pancreatectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of jaundice resolution on postoperative outcomes.
methodsPatients who underwent pancreatectomy in a single institution since 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into two groups, depending on the presence or not of preoperative biliary drainage. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were evaluated.
resultsNinety-nine patients underwent biliary drainage by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (PBD group), while 105 patients had no biliary drainage (non-PBD group). No significant difference between the two groups could be identified in terms of overall complications (p = 0.121) or mortality (p = 1). There was no significant difference regarding pancreatic fistula (p = 0.554), delayed gastric emptying (p = 0.127), hemorrhage (p = 0.426), number of reoperations (p = 1.000) or readmissions (p = 1.000). The only significant difference was found in the hospital stay, where patients who underwent preoperative biliary drainage had a prolonged length of stay of more 3 days (15.52 vs. 11.31) (p < 0.001).
conclusionPreoperative biliary drainage in patients undergoing pancreatectomy does not increase the rates of postoperative morbidity or mortality, but has a negative effect on hospital stay.
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