PrEoperAtive biliaRy (PEAR) drainage in malignant biliary obstruction – An observational cohort study to establish a novel score system to evaluate the necessity of biliary decompression prior to operation - Study proposal

Objectives Malignant biliary obstruction is first and the most common symptom in patients with periampullary cancer or cancer of the pancreatic head. For patients with a resectable tumor that have no radiologic evidence of metastasis, surgical resection is the only option for cure. We still do not know which pathophysiologic change or changes in what degree play the main role of the increasement of morbidity and mortality of surgical intervention.

Source: Pancreatology - June 1, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tam ás Marjai, Ákos Szücs, Péter Hegyi, Hungarian Pancreatic Study Group Tags: 8. Pancreatic Cancer I Source Type: research