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  2. Courvoisier's law - Wikipedia

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    To reiterate, the law simply says that jaundice and non-tender, palpable gall bladders are caused by other things than chronic bile gallstone formation. [citation needed] The law does not say that these symptoms automatically mean pancreatic cancer. It just happens that pancreatic cancer is the most common cause that falls under Courvoisier's ...

  3. Autoimmune pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Two-thirds of patients present with either painless jaundice due to bile duct obstruction or a "mass" in the head of the pancreas, mimicking carcinoma. As such, a thorough evaluation to rule out cancer is important in cases of suspected AIP. [4] Type 1 AIP typically presents in a 60–70-year-old male with painless jaundice.

  4. Cholangiocarcinoma - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, the Mayo Clinic reported significant success treating early bile duct cancer with liver transplantation using a protocolized approach and strict selection criteria. [71] Adjuvant therapy followed by liver transplantation may have a role in treatment of certain unresectable cases. [72]

  5. Periampullary cancer - Wikipedia

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    duodenal cancer adjacent to ampulla; carcinoma head of pancreas; It presents with painless jaundice which may have a waxing and waning nature, because at times the sloughing of the tumor tissue relieves the obstruction partially. [citation needed] Signs and symptoms of periampullary cancer [2] Jaundice (yellowing of skin, eyes and urine with ...

  6. Jaundice - Wikipedia

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    Jaundice is commonly associated with severity of disease with an incidence of up to 40% of patients requiring intensive care in ICU experiencing jaundice. [48] The causes of jaundice in the intensive care setting is both due to jaundice as the primary reason for ICU stay or as a morbidity to an underlying disease (i.e. sepsis). [48]

  7. Hemolytic jaundice - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of the condition is specific to the cause of hemolysis, but intense phototherapy and exchange transfusion can be used to help the patient excrete accumulated bilirubin. [11] Complications related to hemolytic jaundice include hyperbilirubinemia and chronic bilirubin encephalopathy, which may be deadly without proper treatment. [12] [13]

  8. Gallbladder cancer - Wikipedia

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    Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer, with an incidence of fewer than 2 cases per 100,000 people per year in the United States. [7] It is particularly common in central and South America, central and eastern Europe, Japan and northern India; it is also common in certain ethnic groups e.g. Native American Indians and Hispanics. [ 8 ]

  9. Cholecystitis - Wikipedia

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    Women more commonly have stones than men and they occur more commonly after age 40. [4] Certain ethnic groups are more often affected; for example, 48% of American Indians have gallstones. [4] Of all people with stones, 1–4% have biliary colic each year. [5] If untreated, about 20% of people with biliary colic develop acute cholecystitis. [5]