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Table 2 Clinical presentation of obstructive jaundice

From: Etiological spectrum and treatment outcome of Obstructive jaundice at a University teaching Hospital in northwestern Tanzania: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Clinical feature

Benign

Malignant

Total

Jaundice

48(41.4%)

68(58.6%)

116(100%)

Clay colored stool

42(36.2%)

62(53.4%)

104(89.6%)

Pruritis

40(34.5%)

50(43.1%)

90(77.6%)

Weight loss

5(4.3%)

66(56.9%)

71(61.2%)

Right upper abdominal pain

48(41.4%)

20(17.2%)

68(58.6%)

Scratch marks

30(25.9%)

32 (27.6%)

62(53.4%)

Abdominal mass

1(0.9%)

59(50.9%)

60(51.8%)