Differentiated approach to the minimally invasive management of malignant obstructive jaundice

Attitude towards preoperative biliary drainage for malignant obstructive jaundice have recently changed twice. This is due certain factors including complications of minimally invasive biliary drainage, level of bile duct block, cholangitis, need for neoadjuvant chemotherapy, time to scheduled surgery, severe general condition of patient, future liver remnant volume. We comprehensively searched PUBMED, MD Consult and National Library of Medicine...