biliary drainage before surgery for pancreatic cancer ... 4 In 3–5% of patients the percutaneous transhepatic route must be used rather than the transduodenal route due to anatomical or ...

Microbiological bile analysis might, however, have a role in patients with complications of orthotopic liver transplantation and those in whom adequate biliary drainage has not been achieved.

Organising secretary Dr Nitin Arun Dixit said the event featured a comparison between two commonly used procedures—PTBD (Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage) and biliary stenting—for ...