SMJ articles in the category "choledocholithiasis"

Original Article

Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical Features of Choledocholithiasis: Focus on Abdominal Pain

Objectives: Although abdominal pain is a cardinal feature of choledocholithiasis, there has been little formal study of the features of pain in this condition. The objective of this study was to prospectively evaluate the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of common bile duct stones, focusing on the characteristics of abdominal…

Posted in: choledocholithiasis 2 cholelithiasis 5

Case Report

Elevated CA 19-9 Levels in a Patient with Mirizzi Syndrome: Case Report

CA 19-9 is a marker of malignancy of the pancreas and biliary tract. We report the case of a patient who had significantly elevated serum CA 19-9 levels and imaging studies suggestive of malignancy. On laparotomy, the patient was found to have Mirizzi syndrome, an uncommon cause of biliary obstruction…

Posted in: cholangiocarcinoma 2 choledocholithiasis 2 Mirizzi syndrome 2
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