Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction: A study of Aetiological Factors In A Teaching Hospital.
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v3i1&2.3450Keywords:
Extrahepatic biliary obstruction, obstructive jaundice, Choledocholithiasis, carcinoma gallbladder, carcinoma pancreas.Abstract
A prospective Study was carried out from January 1995 to July 1996 to determine etiological incidence of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in a general surgical department of a teaching hospital. One hundred and twenty four such cases were treated during this period, majority (66.9%) were females. Non-malignant conditions (50.4%) outnumbered malignant causes. Choledocholithiasis was the signal most common cause (47.2%) followed by carcinoma head of pancreas in 22.8% and carcinoma gallbladder in 20.5% cases. Rest of the causes were responsible for only 9.5% cases. Early management of cholelithiasis is likely to substantially reduce the incidence of extrahepatic biliary obstruction.Downloads
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06/22/2020
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AHMAD, F. ., KHAN, A. F. A. ., AHMAD, A. ., & CHEEMA, K. M. . (2020). Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction: A study of Aetiological Factors In A Teaching Hospital . Annals of King Edward Medical University, 3(1&2), 6–8. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v3i1&2.3450
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