title: Interventional radiology in the management of malignant biliary obstruction.
abstract: Malignant biliary obstruction is commonly due to pancreatic carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma and metastatic disease which are often inoperable at presentation and carry a poor prognosis. Percutaneous biliary drainage and stenting provides a safe and effective method of palliation in such patients, thereby improving their quality of life. It may also be an adjunct to surgical management by improving hepatic and, indirectly, renal function before resection of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Cherian George, Oliver Richard Byass, James Edmund Ian Cast, Department of Radiology, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, Kingston-Upon-Hull, HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Cherian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Oliver Richard
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Byass
authors.forename: James Edmund Ian
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cast