The etiology and epidemiology of obstructive jaundice in Continental Croatia has been studied in 174 patients. The objective of this research was also to explore the importance and efficiency of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as a non-surgical method of treatment of obstructive jaundice in the population of Continental Croatia. Obstructive jaundice is the illness of elder...

Obstructive jaundice is a surgical problem that occurs when there is an obstruction to the passage of bile from the liver cells to the intestine [1]. It contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality [2]. Early diagnosis of the cause is very important especially in malignant cases as curative resection is only possible in the early stages [3,4]. This study attempts to analyze the age, sex...

Obstructive jaundice resulting from malignancy of gastrointestinal tract and hepatobiliary tract has been reported in various studies. Ovarian malignancy leading to obstructive jaundice due to portal lymphadenopathy is of rare occurrence. We report a case presented with obstructive jaundice and on further evaluation, found to have ovarian papillary cyst adenocarcinoma with secondaries at porta ...

Hepatic involvement in amyloidosis is common but obstructive jaundice is a very rare complication. Occasional patients with AL amyloidosis develop obstructive jaundice as a consequence of severe intrahepatic cholestasis, but review of the English literature reveals only 23 such cases. We report a further case of obstructive jaundice due to amyloidosis in which the diagnosis was particularly dif...

Obstructive jaundice sometimes may develop in association with advanced small-cell lung cancer (SCLC); however, SCLC initially presenting with obstructive jaundice is rare. This report presents the cases of two SCLC patients with obstructive jaundice at the initial diagnosis. A 64-year-old male presented with obstructive jaundice due to a tumor at the head of the pancreas. He was diagnosed with...

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 ...

von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominantly inherited neoplastic syndrome that may lead to pancreatic masses and obstructive jaundice. The present study describes the case of a 20-year-old male who suffered from obstructive jaundice due to VHL disease-associated pancreatic lesions whose primary symptom was dizziness, followed by the appearance of jaundice. Since the excision of t...

Obstructive jaundice often occurs as a late manifestation of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), but has rarely been reported as a presenting manifestation, especially in children. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy with Burkitt’s lymphoma (small non-cleaved cell NHL) who presented with obstructive jaundice, resulting from encasement of the common bile duct by the tumor. The patient underwent near-...

BACKGROUND In patients with obstructive jaundice, multi-organ dysfunction may develop. METHODS/DESIGN This trial is a prospective, open-label, randomized, and controlled study with the objective to evaluate the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid in liver functional restoration in patients with obstructive jaundice after endoscopic treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of urso...