title: Ultrasonographic diagnosis of obstructive jaundice.
abstract: The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in differentiating between medical and surgical jaundice (99%), and in revealing the site (80%) and nature of the obstruction (79.8%) was assessed in a study on 128 jaundiced patients. The validity of this diagnostic procedure is underlined and its use is recommended in patients with obstructive jaundice.
authors.affiliation: I Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università di Catania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Minutolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trainiti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scilletta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbarino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Marco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzone
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Guardalà
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
mesh_terms: D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014463:Ultrasonography