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PURPOSE Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is a form of palliative care for patients with malignant obstructive jaundice. We here compared the infection incidence between internal-external and external drainage for patients with malignant ...
Chuan Xu+5 more
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Unusual Case of Obstructive Jaundice [PDF]
Most malignant obstructive jaundice arises from primary periampullary tumors and rarely from metastatic cancer of the head and neck. A 60-year-old male was diagnosed with obstructive jaundice due to metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Only 12 cases of small bowel metastasis from the head and neck have been reported. Most of them originate
Patrick Hickey+3 more
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Identification the causes of obstructive jaundice are challenging. Recent radiologic imaging techniques improve diagnostic yield to determine jaundice causes.
Eka Surya Nugraha+4 more
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Incidence of malignant Obstructive Jaundice - a study of hundred patients at Nishtar Hospital Multan
The objective of this study is to see the incidence of malignant obstructive jaundice. It is a descriptive study carried out at. Nishtar Hospital Multan from January 2000 to January 2002.
Muzaffar Aziz, N. Ahmad, Faizullah
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Role of ultrasound as compared with ERCP in patient with obstructive jaundice.
BACKGROUND The diagnosis of obstructive jaundice relies on proper history taking, clinical examination, laboratory investigations and different non invasive imaging modalities like Ultrasonography (USG), Cholangio Computed Tomography (CCT), Magnetic ...
Karki S+5 more
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We investigated the protective effects and mechanism of glutathione (GSH) on vascular hyporesponsiveness induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) in a rat model.
Jiaying Chen+3 more
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Unusual presentation of obstructive jaundice
Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of Vater grow slowly and have an excellent prognosis after complete resection of local disease. Histopathological diagnosis is definitive, and the Whipple's procedure is performed as a standard at the present time, although more novel minimally-invasive techniques may be highly useful for selected patients.
Gordillo Hernández, Alejandra+2 more
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Castleman disease (CD) rarely presents with obstructive jaundice, which poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the management of the disease. A 40-year-old man was referred to our hospital for emergent management of upper abdominal pain.
Yongjin Chen+5 more
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Glucagon-like peptide-2 protects impaired intestinal mucosal barriers in obstructive jaundice rats.
AIM To observe the protective effect of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) on the intestinal barrier of rats with obstructive jaundice and determine the possible mechanisms of action involved in the protective effect.
Jun Chen+5 more
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Obstructive jaundice in an elderly female
A 55-year-old woman presented with 1 month history of right hypochondrium pain, vomiting, and jaundice. On examination, she had tender right hypochondrium and palpable gall bladder. Blood investigations revealed increased white cell count with eosinophilia; serum bilirubin (6 mg/dL) and alkaline phosphatase (900U/L) were raised; alanine ...
Aijaz A. Rawa+2 more
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