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A series of 12 infants undergoing hepatic portoenterostomy for incorrectable-type biliary atresia is reviewed. There has been no evidence of a sustained postoperative increase in bile excretion or improvement in biliary cirrhosis in any patient. Survival statistics for the group as a whole are poor with a mean postop survival time of 11 months and a ...
D P, Campbell +4 more
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Liver transplantation for biliary atresia [PDF]
Orthotopic liver transplantation was performed 15 months to 20 years ago in 126 recipients, all of whom were under 18 years of age. Eighty-six of these pediatric recipients were treated before 1980 with azathioprine (or eyclophosphamide) and prednisone ...
Shaw, BW +3 more
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Biliary atresia is a obstructive cholangiopathy and the leading cause of neonatal cholestasis. Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is the initial treatment, outcomes vary significantly.
Mahmoud Mohamed +5 more
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Bile duct matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression: a new modality for diagnosis of biliary atresia
Background Biliary atresia (BA) is an obliterative cholangiopathy of infancy that results in cholestasis and liver fibrosis. This fibrosis is due to an imbalance in extracellular matrix (ECM) breakdown and deposition.
Alif Abdelhakim Allam +4 more
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Context: Biliary atresia (BA) is a destructive process affecting both extra- and intra-hepatic bile ducts leading to fibrosis and obliteration of the biliary tree and cirrhosis usually within 2 years.
Sabuj Ghana Mukhopadhyay +7 more
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Hepatolithiasis after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia
Background Hepatolithiasis after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia has been paid little attention, with only 22 reported cases. Patients and Methods Fifteen patients underwent living-related liver transplantation for biliary atresia after ...
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Common bile duct cysts in neonates, not always a choledochal cyst: A case report
Introduction: Obstructive jaundice in neonates results from disruption of bile drainage from the liver, which may be related to several conditions. Differentiating between these conditions and intervening rapidly is critical, as the success of treatment ...
Josephine Issenman, Kathryn Martin
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES, AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Children with chronic diseases Chronic viral hepatitis Among human hepatitis viruses, hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses are able to persist in the host for years and thereby causing chronic hepatitis.
Giannattasio, Antonietta
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A study on cholangitis after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia.
To investigate the clinical manifestations and factors relating to prognosis in biliary atresia (BA).Twenty-four cases were reviewed on clinical manifestations and bile flow after operation. All patients underwent hepatic portoenterostomy.Twenty-three cases (95%) got bile flow postoperatively. Sixteen (69%) of 23 patients had 27 episodes of cholangitis.
J, Liu, G, Li, B, Lai
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