Endoscopy International Open, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2020; 08(02): E211-E213DOI: 10.1055/a-0990-9912 Editorial Owner and Copyright © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020 Preoperative biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: when and how? Authors Author Affiliations Horst Neuhaus Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany Recommend Article Abstract Refers to:Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage may be the preferred preoperative drainage method in hilar cholangiocarcinomaEndosc Int Open 2020; 08(02): E203-E210DOI: 10.1055/a-0990-9114 Full Text References References 1 Navaneethan U, Njei B, Lourdusamy V. et al. Comparative effectiveness of biliary brush cytology and intraductal biopsy for detection of malignant biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 81: 168-176 2 Barr Fritcher EG, Voss JS, Brankley SM. et al. An optimized set of fluorescence in situ hybridization probes for detection of pancreatobiliary tract cancer in cytology brush samples. Gastroenterology 2015; 149: 1813-1824 3 Navaneethan U, Hasan MK, Kommaraju K. et al. Digital, single-operator cholangiopancreatoscopy in the diagnosis and management of pancreatobiliary disorders: a multicenter clinical experience (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 84: 649-655 4 Tyberg A, Raijman I, Siddiqui A. et al. Digital pancreaticocholangioscopy for mapping of pancreaticobiliary neoplasia: can we alter the surgical resection margin?. J Clin Gastroenterol 2019; 53: 71-75 5 Wronka KM, Grat M, Stypułkowski J. et al. Relevance of preoperative hyperbilirubinemia in patients undergoing hepatobiliary resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. J Clin Med 2019; 8: 458 6 Dumonceau JM, Tringali A, Papanikolaou IS. et al. Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017. Endoscopy 2018; 50: 910-930 7 Celotti A, Solaini L, Montori G. et al. Preoperative biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43: 1628-1635 8 Hameed A, Pang T, Chiou J. et al. Percutaneous vs. endoscopic preoperative biliary drainage in hilar cholangiocarcinoma – a systematic review and meta-analysis. HPB (Oxford) 2016; 18: 400-410 9 Al Mahjoub A, Menahem B, Fohlen A. et al. Preoperative biliary drainage in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: is percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage safer and more effective than endoscopic biliary drainage?. A meta-analysis J Vasc Intervent Radiol JVIR 2017; 28: 576-582 10 Kishi Y, Shimada K, Nara S. et al. The type of preoperative biliary drainage predicts short-term outcome after major hepatectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401: 503-511 11 Coelen RJS, Roos E, Wiggers JK. et al. Endoscopic versus percutaneous biliary drainage in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 3: 681-690 12 Ba Y, Yue P, Leung J. et al. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage may be the preferred preoperative drainage method in hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Endoscopy International Open 2019; 08: E203-E210