title: Comment and perspective on Sewnath and colleagues' recent meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative biliary drainage for tumors causing obstructive jaundice.
authors.forename: Peter W T
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Pisters
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J Nicolas
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Vauthey
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards