Surgical management decreases disease recurrence risk in recurrent pyogenic cholangitis.
Hwee Leong TanYe Xin KohWeng Kit LyeSer Yee LeeBrian Kim Poh GohSiong San TanAdrian Kah Heng ChiowChung Yip ChanPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2017)
Surgical treatment is associated with decreased recurrence risk in RPC, but with significant post-operative morbidity. Where surgery is deemed appropriate, patients with and without PD are likely to benefit from liver resection and biliary bypass, respectively.