Obstructive jaundice in adult Ethiopians in a referral hospital.
Forty-nine adult Ethiopians with obstructive jaundice were studied. Right upper quadrant pain was the main presenting complaint (89%). Most (94%) of the jaundiced patients had right upper quadrant tenderness. In 87% the obstruction was corroborated by ultrasonographic examination, but causal factors were identified in only 39%. Operative findings showed that choledocholithiasis (41%) and malignant conditions (22%) were the two important causes of obstructive jaundice among the adult patients seen at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa. The causes and the outcome of the different types of surgical procedures used in the management are discussed.
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Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital, P.O.Box 1032, Addis Ababa.
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002768:Choledochostomy; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography