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ArticleCureus2026

Culture Patterns of Biliary Stents in Patients With Periampullary Neoplasms After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Loukas Rentifis, Angeliki Arapaki, Dimitrios Vouros, Konstantinos Bramis, Nikolaos Alexakis, George C Zografos, Konstantinos Toutouzas

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Loukas RentifisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Angeliki ArapakiFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Dimitrios VourosFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Konstantinos BramisSecond Department of Surgery, Aretaieio University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Nikolaos AlexakisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
George C ZografosFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Konstantinos ToutouzasFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.

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Abstract

Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is advocated to reduce complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy. However, randomized trials have provided inconclusive results. This study aimed to investigate the microflora colonizing preoperatively placed biliary stents in patients with neoplasms and their resistance to antibiotic treatment. Data from 313 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for neoplasms between 2010 and 2022 were analyzed. Among them, 171 patients underwent preoperative stent drainage, with 115 stents subjected to microbial culture. The stents were predominantly plastic. Microbial analysis revealed that 85.2% of the stents were positive for pathogens, with Gram-negative bacteria being the most prevalent (63%). Fungi were isolated in 37.4% of cultures.

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complicationsimplicationsmicrobialpancreaticoduodenectomypositive for pathogenspreoperative biliary drainageretrograde cholangiopancreatographystent cultures

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