title: Distinction between obstructive and non-obstructive jaundice by sonography.
abstract: The grey-scale ultrasound, as a non-invasive imaging device, has been applied in differentiating obstructive and non-obstructive causes in a group consisting of 115 random patients suffering from jaundice. The present communication illustrates the echographic evaluation and the final diagnoses and also reports the rate of accuracy, which is 96.6% in this study. It can be concluded that echography is an accurate method with no contra-indications for the evaluation of jaundice and should allow earlier surgery when indicated.
mesh_terms: D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography