Clinicopathological features and management of obstructive jaundice at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi. A retrospective cohort analysis

Introduction: The diagnosis of obstructive jaundice (OJ) is a challenge and is often made late especialy in low-resource settings. There is a paucity of data on the aetiology and prognosis of patients with obstructive jaundice in Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to dete...

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Published in:	Surgery Open Science
Main Authors:	L. Kaomba, MBBS, MSc, FCS, ChM, J. Ng'ombe, BPharm, MSc, W. Mulwafu, MBBS, FCORL, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Obstructive jaundice Pancreatic cancer Choledocholithiasis Jaundice Bile Pancreas
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845024000666

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