Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) Evaluation of Obstructive Jaundice: A Cross-sectional Study From a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal

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This study was done to evaluate the diagnostic statistics of MDCT and its features in the assessment of obstructive jaundice in reference to surgical or histopathological diagnosis.

We did a cross-sectional study among 30 participants of obstructive jaundice at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal. The sensitivity and the Negative predictive value of MDCT for non-neoplastic cause to detect obstructive jaundice were 100% (95% CI 79.41-100.00) and 100% (95% CI 75.29-100.00), while the specificity and the Positive predictive value for neoplastic cause to detect obstructive jaundice were 100% (95% CI: 79.41-100.00) and 100% (95% CI: 75.29-100.00). Similarly, the accuracy for either non-neoplastic or neoplastic cause was 96.67% (95% CI: 82.78-99.92). The most common cause for obstructive jaundice was choledocholithiasis (33.34%) followed by cholangiocarcinoma (20%), ampullary carcinoma (13.33%) and choledochal cyst (13.33%). The diagnostic accuracy of individual etiology of common causes of obstructive jaundice ranged from 82.78 to 100%. Biliary obstruction was most frequently observed in the periampullary region (83.33%), followed by the proximal common bile duct (6.67%), hilar region (6.67%), and intrahepatic region (3.33%).The MDCT could serve as the initial, cost-effective, easily available, and time-efficient imaging modality for diagnosing various causes of obstructive jaundice. It can differentiate non-neoplastic from neoplastic causes of obstructive jaundice.

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