Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Percutaneous Biliary Drainage: A12-year Experience Percutaneous Biliary Drainage: A12-year Experience   Document Language : English  Abstract : To report 12 years (108 patients, 273 procedures) experience and clinical outcome of percutaneous biliary drainage, with and without stent application, in benign and malignant obstruction. A retrospective study of patients who presented biliary obstruction and who had percutaneous biliary drainage, with or without stent application. The technical success of external biliary drainage (EBD), dual biliary drainage (DBD) and stent application was 97%, 91%, and 98%. EBD patients with obstructive jaundice and cholangitis (36) showed good clinical outcome in 67% and was poor in 33%. EBD patients with obstructive jaundice, (39) only showed good clinical outline in 62%, fair in 31% and poor in 7%. The mean potency for soft stents is 32.7 and 7.4 months in benign and malignant strictures. The mean potency for metallic stents is 26.8 and 4.5 months in benign and malignant strictures. Adequate laboratory results were not obtained in (33) patients whose general condition improved after (EBD). The complication rate is 11% for (EBD) and (DBD), 20% for all stents. The 30-day mortality for (EBD) and (DBD) is 3% and none was noted post stent application. Percutaneous biliary drainage, with or without stent application, is useful in the diagnosis and management of patients with malignant or benign biliary tract obstruction  ISSN : 1319-1004  Journal Name : Medical Science Journal  Volume : 9  Issue Number : 1  Publishing Year : 1421 AH 2001 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Thursday, May 24, 2012  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email محمد رواس Rawas, Mohammad Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  33346.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page