Ultrasound in the evaluation and diagnosis of jaundice.
Our experience in the evaluation and diagnosis of jaundice by ultrasound in a consecutive series of patients examined in the past year is reported. A final diagnosis is available in 49 patients with obstructive jaundice and 41 patients with nonobstructive jaundice. The accuracy of separation into these two groups is 97% in this series. We would like to stress the value of ultrasound as a complete investigation in many jaundiced patients. In this series a full diagnosis of the cause of jaundice was achieved in 58% of patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography