Summary:
Most patients with malignant obstructive jaundice present
at a stage when they are beyond the scope of curative
surgery. Endoscopic stenting is the approach of choice
worldwide to improve quality of life and survival of such
patients. The aim of this study was to find out overall
clinical outcome of endoscopic intervention in malignant
obstructive jaundice. This prospective study done in two
tertiary gastroenterology centers in Dhaka included
consecutively admitted 79 adult patients with malignant
biliary obstruction for endoscopic stenting, followed by a
follow-up period of six months. Outcome evaluation
included success rate of stenting and drainage,
complications, and mortality rate at one-month, and
survival up to six-months. ERCP revealed carcinoma of
pancreas, periampullary carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma,