title: Obstructive jaundice due to intracholedochal blood clot: an unusual early presentation of primary hepatic carcinoma.
abstract: We report a case of early presentation of a hepatocellular carcinoma with obstructive jaundice, due to obstruction of the common bile duct by a blood clot. The possibility of preoperative diagnosis, the surgical treatment and the postoperative outcome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vagianos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karavias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dragotis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kalofonos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Androulakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed