Clinical analysis of elderly patients with cholestatic jaundice
JI Hong-li
LU Qin
Abstract：Objective To investigate the causes and clinical feature of elderly patients with cholestatic jaundice. Methods Eighty-six elderly patients with cholestatic jaundice were retrospectively analyzed from December 2005 to December 2009 and were confirmed through ullrasongraphy, CT, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. Results Among 86 patients,38 cases of jaundice resulted from biliary obstruction by malignant tumor, including 24 cases of carcinoma of head of pancreas and ampullary carcinoma,ten cases of cholangiocarcinoma,four cases of primary liver cancer. There were 22 cases of valculus of bile duct, six cases of alcoholic liver disease, two cases of inflammation of bile duct, six cases of drug-induced liver disease, six cases of acute virus hepatitis E,four cases of heart-induced liver disease and one case of cytomegalovirus viral hepatitis and one case of unknown causes. Prognosis was related to the pathogeny and physical condition.Conclusion The causes of elderly obstructive jaundice is complicated and clinical symptoms is undefined.
Keywords：JaundiceobstructiveElderlyCauseTherapyPrognosis
Publication Date：2011-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)