Persistent hyperbilirubinemia following preoperative biliary stenting in patients undergoing anatomic hepatectomy predicts serious complications.

Megan KirklandKevin VerhoeffUzair JogiatValentin MocanuA M James ShapiroBlaire AndersonDavid L BigamKhaled Dajani

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

Failed preoperative biliary decompression is a predictive factor for post-operative complications and mortality in patients undergoing hepatectomy and may be useful for preoperative risk stratification.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
liver metastases
cardiovascular events
antiplatelet therapy
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention