Can we do away with PTBD?
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Link to full study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8857447
Conclusion of this study
There was no mortality after surgery. It appears from this study that host defenses as reflected by PMN functions play an important role in influencing prognosis. Further decompression of the biliary tree by PTBD seems unwarranted.
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Body systems related to this study
Immune System |