Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and stenting for malignant obstructive jaundice: A report of two cases

Malignant obstructive jaundice comprises a group of diseases that can be caused by primary biliary and extra-biliary carcinomas. Generally, surgical resection is the primary treatment for malignant obstructive jaundice; however, for the patients that are unable to undergo surgery, urgent treatment i...

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Published inExperimental and therapeutic medicine Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 1503 - 1506
Main Authors SHAO, JIN-HUI, FANG, HAI-XING, LI, GUO-WEI, HE, JIA-SHENG, WANG, BAO-QUAN, SUN, JUN-HUI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece D.A. Spandidos 01.10.2015
Spandidos Publications
Spandidos Publications UK Ltd
Subjects
Bile
Blood tests
Cancer therapies
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diabetes
Diagnosis
Jaundice
Liver
malignant obstructive jaundice
Medical imaging
Patients
percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
Pruritus
Stent (Surgery)
stenting
Surgery
China
malignant obstructive jaundice
percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
stenting
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Summary:Malignant obstructive jaundice comprises a group of diseases that can be caused by primary biliary and extra-biliary carcinomas. Generally, surgical resection is the primary treatment for malignant obstructive jaundice; however, for the patients that are unable to undergo surgery, urgent treatment is required to improve hepatic function. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and stenting are emerging alternative treatments for malignant obstructive jaundice. PTBD and stenting have exhibited good efficacy for the treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice, with few complications and reduced associated pain.
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ISSN:1792-0981
1792-1015
DOI:10.3892/etm.2015.2701