Jaundice resulting from blockage of the bile ducts or abnormal retention of bile in the liver.
〔医〕梗阻性黄疸，阻塞性黄疸
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Two thirds of pancreatic cancers develop in the head of the pancreas, and most patients present with progressive, obstructive jaundice with dark urine and pale stools.
A 66-year-old man had a laparotomy for obstructive jaundice due to a malignant mass.
Because the tumor showed extraductal extension, the common hepatic duct was mildly stenotic without causing obstructive jaundice.
In his paper ‘Observations on Jaundice,’ he described fatty pale stools in obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic disease.
The patient was a 74-year-old man admitted to the hospital with complaints of progressive obstructive jaundice and a 5-kg weight loss.