Preoperative biliary drainage in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Identifying patients who require percutaneous drainage after failed endoscopic drainage Journal Article


Authors: Wiggers, J. K.; Koerkamp, B. G.; Coelen, R. J.; Rauws, E. A.; Schattner, M. A.; Nio, C. Y.; Brown, K. T.; Gonen, M.; van Dieren, S.; van Lienden, K. P.; Allen, P. J.; Besselink, M. G. H.; Busch, O. R. C.; D'Angelica, M. I.; DeMatteo, R. P.; Gouma, D. J.; Kingham, T. P.; Jarnagin, W. R.; van Gulik, T. M.
Article Title: Preoperative biliary drainage in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Identifying patients who require percutaneous drainage after failed endoscopic drainage
Abstract: Background and study aims: Preoperative biliary drainage is often initiated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with potentially resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC), but additional percutaneous transhepatic catheter (PTC) drainage is frequently required. This study aimed to develop and validate a prediction model to identify patients with a high risk of inadequate ERCP drainage. Patients and methods: Patients with potentially resectable PHC and (attempted) preoperative ERCP drainage were included from two specialty center cohorts between 2001 and 2013. Indications for additional PTC drainage were failure to place an endoscopic stent, failure to relieve jaundice, cholangitis, or insufficient drainage of the future liver remnant. A prediction model was derived from the European cohort and externally validated in the USA cohort. Results: Of the 288 patients, 108 (38 %) required additional preoperative PTC drainage after inadequate ERCP drainage. Independent risk factors for additional PTC drainage were proximal biliary obstruction on preoperative imaging (Bismuth 3 or 4) and predrainage total bilirubin level. The prediction model identified three subgroups: patients with low risk (7%), moderate risk (40 %), and high risk (62 %). The high-risk group consisted of patients with a total bilirubin level above 150 mu mol/L and Bismuth 3a or 4 tumors, who typically require preoperative drainage of the angulated left bile ducts. The prediction model had good discrimination (area under the curve 0.74) and adequate calibration in the external validation cohort. Conclusions: Selected patients with potentially resectable PHC have a high risk (62 %) of inadequate preoperative ERCP drainage requiring additional PTC drainage. These patients might do better with initial PTC drainage instead of ERCP.
Keywords: liver; complications; resection; management; hilar cholangiocarcinoma; stents; surgical-treatment; staging system; cancer; nasobiliary drainage
Journal Title: Endoscopy
Volume: 47
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0013-726X
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag Kg  
Date Published: 2015-12-01
Start Page: 1124
End Page: 1131
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000368414900007
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1392559
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC4745253
PUBMED: 26382308
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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  1. Ronald P DeMatteo
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  2. Mithat Gonen
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  3. Peter Allen
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  4. William R Jarnagin
    903 Jarnagin
  5. T Peter Kingham
    609 Kingham
  6. Karen T Brown
    178 Brown
  7. Mark Schattner
    168 Schattner