Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Biliary tract disorders can be significantly found in worldwide population, and the quite majority of cases are attributable to choledocholithiasis. Patients with obstructive jaundice usually present with complain of yellow skin and eyes, pale stools, dark colored urine, jaundice, and pruritus. Abdominal pain often misleading for diagnosis‐some patients with choledocholithiasis have painless jaundice, whereas some patients with hepatitis have distressing pain in the right upper quadrant. This study was conducted in Sree mookambika institute of medical sciences Medical College Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Kanyakumari. From September 2023 to August 2024.Inclusion criteria are All patients admitted in surgical ward sree mookambikai Medical College Hospital, Department of Surgery during the period were included. Exclusion criteria are Non obstructive jaundice, H/o previous biliary surgery, Age <12 years. Accuracy of radiological investigations like USG and CT abdomen are evaluated and complications of treatment in our hospital were analyzed among 50 cases admitted and treated for obstructive jaundice in the hospital for a period of one and a half year. Most common complication was wound gaping and wound infection and the organism were E.coli, Klebsiella and proteus. Obstructive jaundice is a common surgical problem in our setting and poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. It is more common among females. Benign etiology is common in females and malignant etiology is common in males Careful clinical examination and correlation with radaiological investigations played a major role in diagnosis and treatment.
How to cite this article:
Vinu Gopinath and S.S. Adithya. A Clinical Study on Presentation of Obstructive Jaundice in Inflammation, Stone Disease and Malignancy in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Rural Area.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/makrjms.2025.4.82.86
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