Question: what is the difference between obstructive jaundice and hepatocellular jaundice?
Answer: Pre-hepatic and intra-hepatic causes are known as medical jaundice, while post-hepatic (or obstructive jaundice) is considered surgical jaundice. In pre-hepatic jaundice, there is excess production of bilirubin that overtakes the ability of liver to conjugate the bilirubin and excrete into the gut.