Postoperative jaundice as a clue to unrecognized biliary tract obstruction

Postoperative jaundice is often a complex clinical problem of multifactorial origin. If underlying liver disease is present preoperatively, there is a greater likelihood of jaundice after surgery. We describe two patients: one with intrabiliary hepatocellular carcinoma and the other with primary scl...

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Published inJournal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 666
Main Authors Kartsonis, A, Reddy, K R, Manten, H D, Hutson, D G, Jeffers, L J, Schiff, E R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1987
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Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications
Cholangitis - complications
Cholelithiasis - complications
Female
Humans
Jaundice - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Postoperative Complications
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Summary:Postoperative jaundice is often a complex clinical problem of multifactorial origin. If underlying liver disease is present preoperatively, there is a greater likelihood of jaundice after surgery. We describe two patients: one with intrabiliary hepatocellular carcinoma and the other with primary sclerosing cholangitis. The underlying processes were unmasked after the development of jaundice in the postoperative period. These cases point out the importance of considering previously undiagnosed biliary tract obstruction in the differential diagnosis of postoperative jaundice.
ISSN:0192-0790
DOI:10.1097/00004836-198712000-00011