[Comprehensive therapy of obstructive jaundice with neoplastic origin]

The authors treated 67 patients with jaundice on the ground of biliopancreatoduodenal tumors. Of them, 49 underwent the palliative operations. In 31 patient, the conventional two-stage treatment was employed. The postoperative complications occurred in 28.6% of the patients. The lethality was 20.8%. Examination for 1-3 days, intensive preoperative preparation, antibacterial prophylaxis, regional chemotherapy were performed in 18 patients. The incidence of postoperative complications in these patients was 11.2%, the lethality--5.6%.