Published June 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Imaging diagnosis in jaundice

Creators

  • 1. Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch (South Africa). Dept. of Radiology

Description

For a patient presenting with jaundice, ultrasonography is the most rapid and sure way of ascertaining whether the jaundice is due to biliary obstruction of a macroscopic surgical nature rather than of an intrahepatic microscopic nature. Diagnosis could be done by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or computed tomography. These methods as well as radionuclide scintigraphy are discussed

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Journal Title
S. Afr. J. Contin. Med. Educ.
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
6
Series
S. Afr. J. Contin. Med. Educ.
Journal Page Range
104-110