Cholangitis Outcomes After Biliary Drainage in Cancer Patients
Author Information
Author(s): RICCARDO A. AUDISIO, CARLO MOROSI, FEDERICO BOZZETTI, GUIDO COZZI, MASSIMO BELLOMI, PAOLA PISANI, ALESSANDRA PESTALOZZA, LEANDRO GENNARI, ALDO SEVERINI
Primary Institution: Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milano
Hypothesis
What factors affect the outcome of cholangitis after percutaneous biliary drainage in jaundiced cancer patients?
Conclusion
Percutaneous biliary drainage-related cholangitis has a good chance of cure and a low mortality rate.
Supporting Evidence
- Four patients (14%) died of biliary sepsis a median of one month after PTBD.
- 25 patients survived a median of 6 months after the procedure.
- Cholangitis occurred a median of 9 days from PTBD.
- 50% of recoveries occurred within 5 months from the onset of cholangitis.
Takeaway
Doctors studied 29 cancer patients who got sick after a procedure to drain bile. They found that most of them got better, and only a few died from the illness.
Methodology
The study analyzed clinical data of 29 patients who developed cholangitis after percutaneous biliary drainage.
Limitations
The study was retrospective and had a small sample size.
Participant Demographics
13 males and 16 females, median age 55 years.
Statistical Information
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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