DUODENAL ULCER AS AN OCCASIONAL ETIOLOGIC FACTOR IN OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE
Authors: W J SNAPE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 May 1955DUODENAL ULCER AS AN OCCASIONAL ETIOLOGIC FACTOR IN OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICEW. J. SNAPE, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. J. SNAPE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-5-1001 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the close anatomic relationship between the extrahepatic biliary system and the duodenum, jaundice is an infrequently reported finding in duodenal ulcer. Only isolated reports are available in the literature. According to Parks and Fitz,1the first case reported in the American literature was that of John Homans in 1853. The largest documented series that came to our attention was that of Sir Barkley Moynihan.2Moynihan collected 17 cases and reported one of his own. It is interesting that of these collected cases, which were mainly from the German literature, 13 were periampullary, involving the papilla. The more recent literature...Bibliography1. ParksFitz HR: Case of duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage complicated by jaundice, Rev. Gastroenterol. 6: 179-186, 1939. Google Scholar2. Moynihan BG: Duodenal ulcer, 2nd Ed., W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 282. Google Scholar3. EngelSpann GCRG: Jaundice caused by perforation of a duodenal ulcer, J. A. M. A. 131: 213, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. EustermanBalfour GBDC: The stomach and duodenum, 1935, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 188. Google Scholar5. LevineGordon SGB: Complete biliary obstruction complicating duodenal ulcer, perforation of ulcer followed by immediate release of obstruction, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 9: 397-398, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Scott AC: Obstructive jaundice caused by perforating duodenal ulcer, South. Surgeon 10: 637, 1941. Google Scholar7. RollestonMcNee HJW: Diseases of the liver, gall bladder and bile duct, 1929, Macmillan & Co., London, p. 554. Google Scholar8. Bonnant MP: Ulcere du duodenum perfore dans canal choledoque, Chirurgie 7: 768, 1945. Google Scholar9. Niviere J: Medicin-Lieutenant Meknes, sur un cas d'ulcus duodenale perfore dan le choledoque opacification des voies biliares au cours du transit gastro duodenal, J. de radiol. et d'electrol. 28: 405, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Sneath WA: Choledocho-enterostomy for constriction of the common bile duct following a perforated duodenal ulcer, Brit. M. J. 1: 531, 1918. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. PerryShaw ECLE: On diseases of the duodenum, Guy's Hosp. Rep. 50: 171, 1894. Google Scholar12. StephensonRiceRossett SLMLNE: Duodenal ulcer producing obstructive jaundice, Gastroenterology 21: 584, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Patterson M: Duodenal ulcer with jaundice, Lahey Clin. Bull. 7: 23, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. Wilkinson SA: Report of three unusual cases of jaundice, S. Clin. North America 12: 599, 1932. Google Scholar15. Bernheim AR: The icterus index (a quantitative estimation of bilirubinemia): an aid in diagnosis and prognosis, J. A. M. A. 82: 291, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. Post-graduate gastro-enterology, edited by H. L. Bockus, 1950, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 134. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Camden, New Jersey*Received for publication September 13, 1954.Presented at the Regional Meeting, State of New Jersey, American College of Physicians, November 3, 1953. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byObstructive Jaundice Due to Duodenal Ulcer Induced by Lenvatinib Therapy for Hepatocellular CarcinomaThe Differential Diagnosis of Hepatitis, Cirrhosis and Surgical Jaundice 1 May 1955Volume 42, Issue 5Page: 1001-1010KeywordsBiliary systemDuodenal ulcersDuodenum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...