Preoperative cholangitis is associated with increased surgical site infection following pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Masanori AkashiYuichi NagakawaYuichi HosokawaChie TakishitaHiroaki OsakabeHitoe NishinoKenji KatsumataYoshito AkagiTakao ItoiAkihiko TsuchidaPublished in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2020)
Preoperative cholangitis significantly increased ascitic bacterial contamination and the incidence of postoperative infectious complications. after PD. Appropriate preoperative biliary drainage for the prevention of preoperative cholangitis is important for improving outcomes after PD.