Obstructive Jaundice in Chronic Pancreatitis

Obstructive Jaundice in Chronic Pancreatitis

Significant obstructive jaundice in chronic pancreatitis is generally considered to be rare. Eleven of 57 consecutive patients with proven chronic pancreatitis have developed significant obstructive jaundice of more than transient duration. Eight presented as jaundice complicating known pancreatitis and three as jaundice of unknown cause. Life table analysis showed a steady rise in the risk of ...

Management of fibrosing pancreatitis in children presenting with obstructive jaundice.

BACKGROUND Children with fibrosing pancreatitis are conventionally treated surgically to relieve common bile duct (CBD) obstruction caused by pancreatic compression. Residual pancreatic function has not been formally tested in these patients. AIMS To evaluate the usefulness of non-surgical temporary drainage in children with fibrosing pancreatitis and to assess pancreatic function after resol...

Obstructive jaundice secondary to chronic midgut volvulus.

A case of progressive extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to chronic midgut volvulus secondary to malrotation in a 5-month-old girl is presented. The obstruction to the bile duct was relieved after correction of the malrotation and division of the obstructing bands.

Obstructive Jaundice

Obstructive Jaundice

Introduction Neonatal cholestasis is defined as prolonged elevation of serum levels of conjugated bilirubin beyond the first 14 days of life. Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is usually physiologic, unconjugated, and self-limited. Only 2–15% of neonates remain jaundiced past 2 weeks of life, and just 0.2–0.4% have cholestatic jaundice from either intrahepatic cholestasis or structural abnormalities...