"Jaundice, Obstructive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Jaundice, the condition with yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes, that is due to impaired BILE flow in the BILIARY TRACT, such as INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS, or EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D041781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.429.500.755 C23.888.885.375.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Jaundice, Obstructive- Jaundice, Obstructive
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Jaundice, Mechanical
- Mechanical Jaundice
- Jaundice, Cholestatic
- Cholestatic Jaundice
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jaundice, Obstructive" by people in Profiles.
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Chiliza KS, Madela F, Tlou B, Anderson F. Obstructive jaundice: Studies on predictors of biliary infection and microbiological analysis in an HIV setting. S Afr Med J. 2021 Aug 02; 111(8):803-808.
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Shah NL, Zacharias I, Khettry U, Afdhal N, Gordon FD. Methasteron-associated cholestatic liver injury: clinicopathologic findings in 5 cases. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Feb; 6(2):255-8.
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Clarke DL, Pillay Y, Anderson F, Thomson SR. The current standard of care in the periprocedural management of the patient with obstructive jaundice. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006 Nov; 88(7):610-6.