CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY IN THE PRESENCE OF JAUNDICE
Authors: S M BERGER, E M COHN, V KREMENS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 January 1957CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY IN THE PRESENCE OF JAUNDICEEDWIN M. COHN, M.D., SIMON M. BERGER, M.D., VICTOR KREMENS, M.D.EDWIN M. COHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SIMON M. BERGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, VICTOR KREMENS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-1-53 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe diagnosis of the specific disease in which jaundice is the presenting symptom has been surprisingly accurate in an impressive majority of instances. In the remaining small percentage without an apparent diagnosis, extremely difficult problems may be encountered. Following a detailed history and thorough physical examination alone, a correct diagnosis should be made in 80 to 85% of patients in whom jaundice is one of the major complaints.11This may be aided by the knowledge that about 50% of cases with jaundice are of the obstructive type. Despite the inferential assistance provided by statistical data, liver function studies and liver...Bibliography1. FooteCarr FSJL: Obstructive jaundice, differential diagnosis by roentgen-ray, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 63: 570 (Nov.) 1936. Google Scholar2. Huber F: Cholecystography and jaundice, J. Roentgenol. 51: 12 (Jan.) 1944. Google Scholar3. Ottenberg R: Excretion of foreign substances by the liver and the question of visualization of the gall bladder in presence of jaundice, Am. J. Roentgenol. 38: 859 (Dec.) 1937. Google Scholar4. Delp MH: Cholecystography in presence of jaundice, J. Kansas M. Soc. 42: 434 (Oct.) 1941. Google Scholar5. Nord F: Cholecystography in acute hepatitis, Acta med. Scandinav. 75: 205, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Foley EF: Cholecystography in jaundice, M. Clin. North America 17: 467 (Sept.) 1933. Google Scholar7. WalshIvy ELAC: Gall bladder visualization and jaundice, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 28: 382 (Jan.) 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Rudisill H: Gall bladder visualization in jaundiced patients, J. A. M. A. 95: 1425 (Nov.) 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. CuniffDolanLeevy CLMACM: Cholecystography in portal cirrhosis without jaundice, Gastroenterology 25: 557 (Dec.) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. JarvinenPaltia KAVE: Differential diagnosis of hepatitis and liver cirrhosis by means of cholecystography, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 19: 244 (Aug.) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. ZamcheckSidman NRL: Needle biopsy of the liver, New England J. Med. 249: 1020 (Dec.) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. ReadingerSwiftGardnerSheedy HMNEHTJA: Oral cholecystography in patients with viral hepatitis, Am. J. Med. 8: 611 (May) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication May 23, 1956.From the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, Philadelphia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Edwin M. Cohn, M.D., Tabor Medical Building, York and Tabor Roads, Philadelphia 41, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Clinical Trial of Oral Cholecystographic Media: Telepaque, Biloptin, Osbil Tablets and Osbil CapsulesReviewSavoir Interpréter la Scintigraphie du corps thyroide. By SavoieJ. C. and ValleeG., pp. 102, 1964 (Brussels. Albert de Visscher), Frs. b. 150.Significance of hyperphosphatasemia in alcoholics with liver diseaseTHE REINFORCED GRAHAM-COLE TESTThe Differential Diagnosis of Hepatitis, Cirrhosis and Surgical Jaundice 1 January 1957Volume 46, Issue 1Page: 53-59KeywordsAttentionBiliary systemCholelithiasisHepatitisHepatitis EInfectious hepatitisLiverStatistical data ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...