Problems in differential diagnosis of viral hepatitis and mechanical jaundice of neoplastic origin
Vasil'ev, V.S.; Komar, V.I.; Iushkevich, S.B.; Byk, K.S.
Klinicheskaia Meditsina 58(10): 57-60
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149 PMID: 7442098 Document Number: 159266
Comparative examination of 102 patients with mechanical jaundice of neoplastic genesis and 107 virus hepatitis patients aged > 40 yr showed that the primary clinical examination permits diagnosis of the disease with a certain degree of reliability, whereas biochemical and cytological findings confirm the diagnosis only when they are made for the 2nd time. The final diagnosis of the underlying disease in mechanical jaundice should be verified under specialized hospital conditions.