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Ileal bile acid transporter inhibitors (IBATi), including maralixibat and odevixibat, are a novel approach to the treatment of paediatric cholestatic liver diseases, such as Alagille syndrome (ALGS) and different forms of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).
Alise D. E. de Groot +5 more
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Emergencies in neonatal management: jaundice and biliary atresia [PDF]
Biliary atresia is a severe and progressive inflammatory process of unknown cause, which initially involves the extrahepatic bile ducts but which quickly proceeds towards the intrahepatic bile tree leading rapidly to biliary cirrhosis. Biliary atresia is
Clemente, Maria Grazia +1 more
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Extrahepatic biliary atresia is an obliterative cholangiopathy that involves all or part of the extrahepatic biliary tree and, in many cases, the intrahepatic bile ducts. In the United States, from 400 to 600 new cases of biliary atresia are encountered annually.
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Maternal regulation of biliary disease in neonates via gut microbial metabolites
The pathogenesis of biliary atresia remains poorly understood. Here, the authors report that maternal butyrate treatment alters the gut microbiome and glutamine/hypoxanthine metabolites similar to human subjects, and suppresses biliary atresia in newborn
Jai Junbae Jee +23 more
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Here we present a case of an infant with biliary atresia with bacteremia caused by Ciprofloxacin resistant C. jejuni. An eight-month-old boy - previously diagnosed with inoperable biliary atresia, was referred with fever.
Daniel Edbert +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of biliary atresia in children
. There are relatively few severe liver diseases in childhood. Biliary atresia is one of the most difficult. Early diagnosis of this disease is the basis of the subsequent treatment algorithm.
K Dmytriieva +3 more
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Surgical complications in human orthotopic liver transplantation. [PDF]
Between March 1, 1980 and December 31, 1984, 393 orthotopic liver transplantations (OLT) were performed in 313 consecutive recipients. Technical complications were responsible for a substantial morbidity (41/393 allograft loss--10.4%) and mortality (26 ...
Gordon, RD +3 more
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Early tolerance in pediatric liver allograft recipients [PDF]
The authors report on six pediatric liver transplant recipients for whom allograft tolerance occurred shortly after transplantation (ie, less than 1.5 years). All the patients had associated life-threatening viral complications.
Adrianna Zeevi +25 more
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Splenic stiffness does not predict esophageal varices in children with portal hypertension
Abstract Objective To investigate ultrasound parameters, particularly splenic stiffness, as predictors of pediatric esophageal varices. Methods We included all children aged 0–19 years who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy, for variceal screening or surveillance, and abdominopelvic ultrasound with splenic elastography measurement.
Margaux Jezequel +7 more
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Laparoscopy in liver transplantation: The future has arrived [PDF]
In the last two decades, laparoscopy has revolutionized the field of surgery. Many procedures previously performed with an open access are now routinely carried out with the laparoscopic approach.
Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo +9 more
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