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Has Jaundice, Liver Cancer. Stopped Chemotherapy. What Now?

Respected Doctor My mother is suffering from Jaundice from past 15-20 days due to liver cancer .Because of jaundice the doctors have stopped her chemotherapy .They are saying during jaundice we can t continue with the chemotherapy. So what should we do..? And can you suggest me a healthy diet for her so that we can cure jaundice fast..and her chemotherapy can be started again. Please reply soon Thanking you
Sat, 16 Mar 2013
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Most likely your mother has jaundice due to impeded bile flow from liver bile ducts. In such case, it is possible to restore bile flow with two procedures.

First one is ERCP where with endoscope it is possible to put small tube into the bile ducts what should help with bile flow.

Second is percutaneous transhepatic drainage where with a needle liver bile ducts are drained from the outside (through the skin).

Unfortunately there is no specific diet for such type of jaundice.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Has Jaundice, Liver Cancer. Stopped Chemotherapy. What Now?

Hello! Thank you for the query. Most likely your mother has jaundice due to impeded bile flow from liver bile ducts. In such case, it is possible to restore bile flow with two procedures. First one is ERCP where with endoscope it is possible to put small tube into the bile ducts what should help with bile flow. Second is percutaneous transhepatic drainage where with a needle liver bile ducts are drained from the outside (through the skin). Unfortunately there is no specific diet for such type of jaundice. Hope this will help. Regards.