Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5274
Country	China

Received	2013-08-27 11:40
Peer-Review Started	2013-08-27 14:53
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-14 21:03
Return for Revision	2013-10-15 15:04
Revised	2013-10-19 18:45
Second Decision	2013-11-01 16:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-11-03 11:19
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma undergoing major hepatectomy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jun-Jie Xiong, Quentin M Nunes, Wei Huang, Samir Pathak, Ai-Lin Wei, Chun-Lu Tan and Xu-Bao Liu
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Corresponding Author	Xu-Bao Liu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Rd 37, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. liuxb2011@126.com
Key Words	Obstructive jaundice; Hilar cholangiocarcinoma; Preoperative biliary drainage; Major hepatectomy; Surgical outcome
Core Tip	There is currently no consensus on the use of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in jaundiced patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma undergoing major liver resection. We retrospectively analyzed prospectively maintained database of these patients who underwent PBD or not. The baseline characteristics, perioperative and short-term postoperative outcomes between these two groups were compared and no significant differences were identified. We found that a preoperative total bilirubin level > 170 ?mol/L, Bismuth-Corlette classification and extended liver resection are three independent risk factors for postoperative complications. There is a need to undertake well-designed, prospective multicenter studies to inform future practice.
Publish Date	2013-12-18 10:00
Citation	Xiong JJ, Nunes QM, Huang W, Pathak S, Wei AL, Tan CL, Liu XB. Preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma undergoing major hepatectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(46): 8731-8739
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i46/8731.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8731

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