Malignant obstructive jaundice: approaches to minimally invasive biliary decompression
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Biliary decompression promotes Kupffer cell recovery in obstructive jaundice.
BACKGROUND Jaundiced patients undergoing surgical procedures have an increased risk of Gram negative sepsis with potential morbidity and mortality. Depressed Kupffer cell clearance capacity (KCCC) predisposes jaundiced patients to endotoxaemia and its sequelae. Biliary decompression remains the main therapeutic strategy in obstructive jaundice. AIMS This study investigates the efficacy of int...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annaly khirurgicheskoy gepatologii = Annals of HPB Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2408-9524,1995-5464
DOI: 10.16931/1995-5464.2019236-47