Table 1 Causes of Obstructive Jaundice

Congenital
  Biliary atresia (13)
  Idiopathic dilatation of common bile duct
    Pancreaticobiliary malfunction(14)
  Cystic fibrosis
  Choledochal cysts
Acquired
  Cholecystitis - Mirizi Syndrome(15-17)
  Common bile duct obstruction
    Choledocholithiasis
    Tumors (benign, malignant)
      Gallbladder
      Bile ducts
      Ampulla of Vater
      Pancreas
      Lymphoma
      Metastatic tumors
    External compression
Trauma
Portal Biliopathy(18;19)
Strictures
  Common bile duct
  Sphincter of Oddi
  Primary sclerosing cholangitis
AIDS (Cryptosporidium)
Pancreatitis
Intra abdominal tuberculosis(20;21)
Parasites (Ascaris)
       


Table 2 Causes of post-hepatic jaundice

Upper Third Obstruction
Polycystic Liver Disease
Caroli Disease
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Oriental Choangiohepatitis
Hepatic Arterial Thrombosis( e.g. after liver transplantation or chemotherapy)
Hemobilia
Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor)
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Iatrogenic injury to the bile duct
Papillomas of the bile duct

Middle Third Obstruction
Cholangiocarcinoma
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Gallbladder cancer
Choledochal cyst
Mirizzi syndrome
Intrabilliary Parasites
Cystic fibrosis
Iatrobenic bile duct injury
Benign idiopathic bile duct stricture
Extrinsic nodal compression (from breast cancer or lymphoma)
Papillomas of the bile duct

Lower Third Obstruction
Pancreatic tumors
Ampullary tumors
Chronic Pancreatitis
Papillary stenosis
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Duodenal diverticula
Penetrating duodenal ulcer
Retroduodenal adenopathy (carcinoids, lymphomas)
Cholangiocarcinoma
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Papillomas of the bile duct