Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on bacterial flora in bile of patients with periampullary cancer

Scheufele, F.; Aichinger, L.; Jaeger, C.; Demir, I.; Schorn, S.; Sargut, M.; Erkan, M.; Kleeff, J.; Friess, H.; Ceyhan, GÜRALP

doi:10.1002/bjs.10450

Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on bacterial flora in bile of patients with periampullary cancer

Scheufele F., Aichinger L., Jaeger C., Demir I. E. , Schorn S., Sargut M., ...More

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.104, no.2, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 104 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1002/bjs.10450
Title of Journal : BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Abstract

BackgroundPatients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumours may undergo preoperative biliary drainage (PBD). The effect of PBD on the microbiome of the biliary system and on postoperative outcome remains unclear.