Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	7592
Country	South Korea

Received	2013-11-26 12:27
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Revised	2014-02-11 18:43
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Preoperative biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: When and how?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Woo Hyun Paik, Nerenthran Loganathan and Jin-Hyeok Hwang
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Corresponding Author	Jin-Hyeok Hwang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, South Korea. woltoong@snu.ac.kr
Key Words	Klatskin’s tumor; Management; Jaundice; Endoscopic biliary drainage; Percutaneous biliary drainage; Preoperative biliary drainage
Core Tip	In selected patients, optimal preoperative management will improve the morbidity and mortality of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage seems to be the most appropriate method of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in terms of minimizing the risk of tract seeding and inflammatory reactions. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage could be a better option in certain cases such as advanced hilar cholangiocarcinoma or segmental cholangitis. Total biliary drainage is not usually recommended except in certain situations when the surgical technique is difficult without PBD or when patients develop cholangitis after unilateral drainage or a slow-resolving hyperbilirubinemia. Although the optimal preoperative bilirubin level is still a matter of debate, the shortest possible duration of PBD is recommended.
Publish Date	2014-03-14 08:29
Citation	Paik WH, Loganathan N, Hwang JH. Preoperative biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: When and how? World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(3): 68-73
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i3/68.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i3.68

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