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Descriptor English: Jaundice, Obstructive
Descriptor Spanish: Ictericia Obstructiva
Descriptor ictericia obstructiva
Entry term(s) ictericia colestásica
ictericia mecánica
Scope note: ICTERICIA, la afección en la que se produce una coloración amarillenta de la piel y membranas mucosas, que es debida a una alteración del flujo de la BILIS en el TRACTO BILIAR, como ocurre en la COLESTASIS INTRAHEPÁTICA o en la COLESTASIS EXTRAHEPÁTICA.ICTERICIA, la afección en la que se produce una coloración amarillenta de la piel y membranas mucosas, que es debida a una alteración del flujo de la BILIS en el TRACTO BILIAR, como ocurre en la COLESTASIS INTRAHEPÁTICA o en la COLESTASIS EXTRAHEPÁTICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Icterícia Obstrutiva
Descriptor French: Ictère rétentionnel
Entry term(s): Cholestatic Jaundice
Jaundice, Cholestatic
Jaundice, Mechanical
Mechanical Jaundice
Obstructive Jaundice
Tree number(s): C23.550.429.500.755
C23.888.885.375.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041781
Scope note: Jaundice, the condition with yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes, that is due to impaired BILE flow in the BILIARY TRACT, such as INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS, or EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cholestasis (1965-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see CHOLESTASIS 1980-2003
History Note: 2004; use CHOLESTASIS 1980-2003
Related: Cholestasis MeSH
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic MeSH
Cholestasis, Intrahepatic MeSH
Mirizzi Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 38066
Unique ID: D041781
NLM Classification: WI 703
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Jaundice, Obstructive - Preferred
Concept UI M0004260
Scope note Jaundice, the condition with yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes, that is due to impaired BILE flow in the BILIARY TRACT, such as INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS, or EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS.
Preferred term Jaundice, Obstructive
Entry term(s) Cholestatic Jaundice
Jaundice, Cholestatic
Jaundice, Mechanical
Mechanical Jaundice
Obstructive Jaundice



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