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  • Title: Duration of Preoperative Biliary Drainage as a Prognostic Factor After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Head Cancer.
    Author: Matsumoto M, Nakabayashi Y, Fujiwara Y, Funamizu N, Noaki R, Eto S, Sugano H, Otsuka M, Yanaga K.
    Journal: Anticancer Res; 2017 Jun; 37(6):3215-3219. PubMed ID: 28551667.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND/AIM: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) is often performed for jaundiced patients. However, the optimal duration of PBD remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether duration of PBD influenced the prognosis of patients after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic head cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients who underwent PD for pancreatic head cancer with obstructive jaundice between 2007 and 2013 were included. Tumor and host factors were analyzed to evaluate their potential prognostic effects and patients' characteristics between the two groups according to the duration of PBD were analyzed. RESULTS: In multivariate analysis, overall survival, duration of PBD ≥21 days and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage III or IV were significant predictors. Duration of PBD ≥21 days was positively correlated with higher level of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) and neoadjuvant therapy. CONCLUSION: Duration of PBD is an independent prognostic factor after PD for pancreatic head cancer with obstructive jaundice.
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