Definition

• Jaundice came from the French

word “jaune” which means yellow.
• Yellowish discoloration of sclera,
skin mucous membranes due to
increased serum bilirubin level.
Typically can be detected if serum
bilirubin level above 3 mg/dl (51.3
μmol/L.
• Obstructive jaundice is interruption
to the drainage of bile in the biliary
system
 Classifications:
I. Prehepatic
II. Hepatic
III. Posthepatic (Obstructive)
• Intraluminal- Transmural- Extramural

• Common- Infrequent- Rare

• Complete (type 1)- Intermittent (Type 2)- Chronic incomplete

(Type 3)- Segmental obstruction (Type 4)

• Etiology (congenital, inflammatory, traumatic, neoplastic, parasitic

etc.)
 Obstructive Jaundice
Alteration in:
• Systemic and renal
hemodynamics
• Hepatic function ( protein
synthesis, reticuloendothelial
function,hepatic metabolism)
• Hemostatic mechanism
• Gastointestinal barrier
• Immune function
• Wound healing
 Managment

Objectives:

• To identify pts who need relief of obstruction

To establish cause, to plan appropriate
intervention, prevent complications, prevent
recurrence.
 S&S for urgent surgical interventions:
• Abdominal pain (70%)
• Jaundice (60%)
• Tea colored urine/ pale stool
• Altered mental status (10-20%)
• Hypotension (30%)
• Fever, persistent (90%)
• RUQ tenderness
 Imaging Studies
• Ultrasound
• CT scan, Spiral CT scan
• MRI, MRCP
• Digital substraction angiography
• Cholangiography ERCP, PTC
• IDUS
• PET
 Ultrasonography
• 1st choice in O.J.
• Non invasive, cheep, bed side
• Size of bile duct, level of
obstruction, identify the cause in
some cases, liver parenchyma,
• Limitation: obese, Exessive bovel
gases, retroduodenal and
intraduodenal CBD
 CT scan of Abdomen
• Very useful for assessment of
malignancy
• Intrahepatic biliary dilatations,
• Level of obstruction
• Spiral CT allows : relationship
vascular and bile duct anatomy
at the hilum
 MRCP
• Non invasive
• Useful when ERCP
contraindicated
• No intravenous contrast
• Purely diagnostic
• C/I pt with pacemaker,
cerebral aneurism clips,
other metal implants
 ERCP
• Diagnostic and therapeutic
• Find out obstruction especially in
the lower part of biliary passage
• Invassive
• Cannot reliabily distinguish
betweenbenign and malignant
features
• Opportunity to take tissue
sample
• Endoprosthesis
 ERCP
• Diagnostic and therapeutic
• Find out obstruction especially in
the lower part of biliary passage
• Invassive
• Cannot reliabily distinguish
betweenbenign and malignant
features
• Opportunity to take tissue
sample
• Endoprosthesis
 PTC
• Diagnostic and therapeutic
• Best suited for leisions
proximal to the bifurcation
of hepatic duct
• Invasive
• Complications similar to
ERCP
 Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Assessment bile duct
and proximal pancreatic
pathology
• Recently IDUS in ERCP
Laparoscopic cholangiography
Treatment
 Conservative 1
• Fluid and electrolytes
• Urine output monitoring
• Correction of coagulation defects
• Prevention of infection
• Prevention of hepatorenal syndrome
• Nutrition
 Conservative 2
• Bile acid binding resins, Cholestyramine (4g) or
cholestipol (5g) disolved in wter or juice × TDS
• Individualized regime for replacement of
vitamines A, D, E and K as needed.
• Antihistamine for pruritus
• Naloxone or nalmefene has improved pruritus
• Discontinuation of medications that cause or
exacerbate cholestasis
 Surgical Options
By Pass Surgeries
• Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy
• Roux-en-y Choledochojejunostomy
• Roux-en-y Cholecystojejunostomy
Choledochoduodenestomy
Whipple’s operation
Pylorus Preserving Pancreaticoduedenectomy
Choledochotomy + T-tube drainage
Transduodenal sphincterotomy and sphinteroplasty
Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
Roux-en-Y Choledochojejunostomy
Cholecystojejunostomy
Whipple’s Operation
 Pylorus Preserving
Pancreaticoduedenectomy
Open Exploration of CBD
T- tube
ERCP with Sphincterotomy
Transcystic CBD Exploration
 Indications for Open CBD Exploration
• Multiple stones > 5
• Stones > 1 cm
• Multiple intrahepatic stones
• Distal bile duct sticture
• Failure of ERCP
• Recurrence of CBDS after sphinterotomy
CBD Exploration- Surgical Options:
• CBD exploration with T-tube decompression
• Choledochoduodenostomy
• Transduodenal sphincterotomy and
sphinteroplasty
• Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy
 Criteria for Irresectability
• Extra hepatic metastasis
• Extrahepatic organ invasion
• Peripheral hepatic metastasis remote from
primary tumor
• Major vascular involvement
 Palliative Procedures

• Interventional Endoscopy: Endoscopic stenting

• Radiology: Chemo radiation, Intralumial
brachitherapy
• Photo Dynamic Therapy
• High intensity intraductal ultrasound
• Palliative surgery: Cholecystojejunostomy,
choledochojejunostomy, Hepatojejunostomy
+/- gasrtojejunostomy,