• Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Dept.2, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, R. P. China;
WANG Lin, Email: linwang2019@126.com
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Objective To explore the advantages and disadvantages of preoperative biliary drainage, the timing of preoperative biliary drainage, and the characteristics of various drainage methods for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Methods By reviewing relevant literatures at home and abroad in the past 20 years, the controversies related to the preoperative biliary drainage, surgical biliary drainage, and various drainage methods for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma were reviewed.Results There is still a great deal of controversy about whether preoperative bile duct drainage is required for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma routinely, but there is a consensus on the timing of preoperative biliary drainage, and various drainage methods have their own characteristics.Conclusions The main treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma is radical surgical resection, but cholestasis is often caused by malignant biliary obstruction, which makes it difficult to manage perioperatively. A large number of prospective studies are needed to provide more evidence for the need for routine preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma who can undergo resection.

Citation: YE Zhengchen, Chen Xiaoxing, WANG Lin. Controversy of preoperative biliary drainage for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2020, 27(6): 763-767. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201909122 Copy

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