A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ETIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE DUE TO EXTRA HEPATIC BILIARY OBSTRUCTION”
Journal Title: Stanley Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Jaundice or icterus a generic term used for yellowish discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane or sclera caused by a heterogeneous group of disorders. It is useful to divide the causes of obstructive jaundice into two categories, cholestasis from parenchymal liver disease and mechanical obstruction from a block of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary tract. Surgical jaundice or Obstructive jaundice occurs due to themintra or extra hepatic obstruction to the biliary flow. It can present as a problem in diagnosis and management because there is a group of jaundiced patients in whom it is very difficult to distinguish between organic / Structural obstruction and a medical cause of jaundice particularly intrahepatic cholestasis. Biliary obstruction produces local effects on the bile ducts that lead to derangements of hepatic function and ultimately to widespread systemic effects.
Authors and Affiliations
Kuberan K, Vijayalakshmi R, Chandrasekar G, Saravana Kumar A
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