title: Adequate preoperative biliary drainage is determinative to decrease postoperative infectious complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Shao-Chieh
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yan-Shen
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Pin-Wen
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin