Reduction of serum bilirubin levels after endoscopic biliary drainage in patients with extrahepatic biliary obstruction and its significance
Failure to achieve ≥ 50% fall by day 7 predicts reintervention, while inability to reach bilirubin < 3 mg/dL by day 15 predicts mortality. Bilirubin kinetics following EBD serve as reliable indicators of drainage adequacy and short-term prognosis in EHBO.
Authors
- Kosuru Sham Charan Naidu
- Dibya Lochan Praharaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-1611)
- Sarat Chandra Panigrahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-0874)
- Swati Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-0916)
- AnilChandra Anand
- SarojKanta Sahu
- Subrat Kumar Acharya
- Suprabhat Giri
- Manoj Kumar Sahu
- Bipadabhanjan Mallick
- Preetam Nath
- Yogesh K Chawla
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v18.i2.116518
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology