Association of preoperative cholangitis with outcomes and expenditures among patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Zayed RashidMuhammad Musaab MunirSelamawit WoldesenbetMujtaba KhalilErryk KatayamaMuhammad Muntazir Mehdi KhanYutaka EndoAbdullah AltafSusan TsaiMary DillhoffTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2024)
Approximately 1 in 10 patients undergoing PD experienced an antecedent PAC episode, which was associated with adverse surgical outcomes and greater healthcare expenditures.