Chandan Kumar on Instagram: "Courvoisier’s Law (often called Courvoisier’s sign) is a classic clinical observation in surgery and gastroenterology. ⸻ Definition If a patient has jaundice and a palpable, non-tender gallbladder, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones. Instead, it’s usually due to obstruction of the common bile duct from malignancy (e.g., carcinoma of the head of pancreas, periampullary carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma). ⸻ Reasoning • Gallstones → tend to cause recurrent attacks of in

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MedWorld- Medical & Health on Instagram: "The likely diagnosis for a patient presenting with painless jaundice and a palpable gallbladder is pancreatic cancer, particularly at the head of the pancreas. This presentation is described by Courvoisier’s law, which states that in the presence of a palpable gallbladder and painless jaundice, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones but more likely a malignancy, such as pancreatic cancer. #medstudent #doctors #medicine #med #surgery #medicinefiles #"