Open AccessExtrahepatic biliary obstruction secondary to metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: An unusual presentation of Courvoisier's law
Author(s) -
Atiba Kafi,
Ramdass Michael,
Oladiran Adedapo,
Rahman Muhammad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5022
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , jaundice , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , basal cell , obstructive jaundice , pathology , general surgery , gastroenterology , carcinoma , radiology
Courvoisier's law states, “In the presence of jaundice and a palpable bladder, the cause is unlikely to be due to stone”. Although esophageal squamous carcinoma is known to spread to celiac nodes, there is no description in the literature with it presenting and mimicking the above findings in Courvoisier's Law.