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Radiologic Evaluation of Obstructive Jaundice

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1974
Radiologic methods helpful for evaluating jaundiced patients fall into two main categories – the physiologic and the anatomic. The physiologic methods depend to some degree on the functional status of the hepatic parenchymal cells for their efficacy, while the anatomic modalities depend solely upon demonstration of abnormal anatomy.
S. Boyd Eaton, Joseph T. Ferrucci
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The management of obstructive jaundice in infancy

The American Journal of Surgery, 1954
Abstract An infant with progressive, unremitting jaundice with acholic stools after two weeks of age, should have a diagnostic work-up which includes a thorough history, physical examination, liver profile, Coombs test, serology, blood culture and other indicated procedures.
W.H. Snyder, Lawrence Chaffin, E. M. Greaney   +2 more
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Pathophysiology of Obstructive Jaundice

2021
Biliary tract obstruction causes jaundice, pruritus, and cholangitis. Patients with malignant obstructive jaundice suffer from malnutrition and may develop deficiencies of nutrients. The deficiency of vitamin K causes coagulopathy. Preoperative biliary drainage can reverse some of the pathophysiological effects of biliary obstruction.
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Magnetic Resonance in Obstructive Jaundice

Australasian Radiology, 1989
ABSTRACTTwelve cases of obstructive jaundice in whom ultrasound failed to demonstrate the site and/or the cause of obstruction of the biliary tract were examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), correctly diagnosing the site and cause of obstruction in 10 of 12 surgically proven cases.
S. Khushu, R.K. Gupta, A.K. Kakar, A. Jena, P.K. Mishra   +4 more
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Obstructive jaundice in the elderly patient

The American Journal of Surgery, 1962
Abstract Obstructive jaundice is among the most frequent indications for abdominal operation upon the elderly. The cases of fifty-six patients seventy years of age or older who came to operation because of jaundice are reviewed. Slightly less than one-third of these patients harbored malignancies.
Ralph A. Deterling, Thomas S. Morse
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Obstructive Jaundice Complicating Pyeloplasty

Journal of Urology, 1975
The development of obstructive jaundice associated with the formation of a renal pseudocyst in 2 patients undergoing pyeloplasty on the right side is discussed. We emphasize the importance of proper drainage of the retroperitoneal area to prevent this complication.
J.E. Pontes, Jr Jm Pierce
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Obstructive Jaundice And Steroids

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1966
To the Editor:— Loutfi and Grogan report, in the NEGATIVE RESULTS section, (197:48, 1966) clearing of jaundice and fall in blood bilirubin levels in a patient with extensive metastatic disease of the liver who was given large doses of steroid. When the steroid dosage was reduced the bilirubin level rose sharply and the patient's condition deteriorated
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Obstructive Jaundice

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1984
R P, Yatto, J H, Siegel
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Obstructive Jaundice and Cholangitis

2017
The most serious complications of gallstone disease occur when the bile duct is affected by stone disease. Stones that migrate to the bile duct carry the risk of causing biliary obstruction with the potentially more serious complications of acute biliary pancreatitis (Chap. 8) and cholangitis.
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OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE IN THE ELDERLY

Age and Ageing, 1985
A. G. Vallon, J. R. Croker
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