title: [Surgical management of malignant obstruction (author's transl)].
abstract: Malignant obstructive jaundice is invariably a disease endangering life. Since there are no prodromal symptoms, nearly one-fourth of the patients are primarily inoperable when seen, and in one-fifth is the tumor resectable. Even in operable cases success is moderate; the highest and longest rates of survival can be achieved with papillary carcinoma. A substantial chance lies in the decisive improvement and shortening of preoperative diagnostics.
mesh_terms: D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Chirurgische Therapie beim malignen Verschluss.