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Palliative treatment for malignant jaundice: endoscopic vs surgical approach.

In this retrospective, comparative study a total of 107 patients, presenting with malignant inoperable strictures of common bile duct, due to a pancreatico-biliary malignancy, underwent palliative treatments. In a group, consisting of 82 patients (76.64%), endoscopic stenting procedures were performed; polyethylene stents or self-expanding metal stents were applied in 37 and 45 patients, respectively. The prerequisites for a successful endoscopic stenting were a) accuracy of diagnosis and b) exclusion of patients presenting with tumors potentially treatable by a curative resection. In the other group, consisting of 25 patients (23.36%), biliary-enteric bypass procedures were performed. Endoscopic treatment was successful in 97.5% of the cases (80/82); complication rate was 7.3% (6 patients on 82), and mortality rate was 3.6% (3 patients on 82). Median hospital stay was 13.4 and 7.3 days in patients treated with plastic stents and metallic stents, respectively. Bypass surgery was successful in 99% of the cases (24/25); complication rate was 24% (6 patients on 25), and mortality rate was 16% (4 patients on 25). Median hospital stay was 26 days. For the patients in whom a curative resection could not be performed, both the above mentioned methods resulted in a high rate of immediate technical and therapeutic success. However, the surgical approach showed a significantly higher rate in procedure-related mortality and morbidity; in addition, the hospital stay lasted longer in surgically treated patients. The patients who are definitely unsuitable for curative resection are better managed by positioning a stent. The use of metal stents should be preferred in those less serious patients who may supposedly survive longer.