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Relevant factors for early liver transplantation after Kasai portoenterostomy

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background To explore the relevant factors for early liver transplantation (LT) after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP). Methods Retrospective analysis was performed for 200 children with biliary atresia, who underwent LT with hepatic failure after KP ...
Liang Ge, Jianghua Zhan, Wei Gao, Shengqiao Zhao, Xiaodan Xu, Ran Dou   +5 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Infants with Biliary Atresia in Bahrain

Oman Medical Journal, 2023
Objectives: Though the prevalence of biliary atresia (BA) in the Middle East is low, its role in causing life-threatening liver diseases is disproportionately high.
Hasan M. Isa, Zainab Irshad
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Transient elastography for predicting esophageal/gastric varices in children with biliary atresia [PDF]

, 2011
Background Transient elastography (TE) is an innovative, noninvasive technique to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness in patients with chronic liver diseases. The purpose of this study has been to explore the accuracy of TE and
Voranush Chongsrisawat, Paisarn Vejapipat, Nipaporn Siripon, Yong Poovorawan   +3 more
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Staging of biliary atresia at diagnosis by molecular profiling of the liver [PDF]

, 2010
Background Young age at portoenterostomy has been linked to improved outcome in biliary atresia, but pre-existing biological factors may influence the rate of disease progression.
Anil G Jegga, Bruce J Aronow, Cristina Pacheco, Huan Xu, John C Magee, Jorge A Bezerra, Katie Moyer, Kevin Bove, Marepalli Rao, Pranavkumar Shivakumar, Ranajit Chakraborty, Reena Mourya, Vivek Kaimal   +12 more
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Does previous abdominal surgery alter the outcome of pediatric patients subjected to orthotopic liver transplantation? [PDF]

, 1986
The medical, anesthesia, and surgical records of 89 consecutive pediatric patients who underwent an orthotopic hepatic transplantation procedure at the University of Pittsburgh from February 1981 to May 1984 were reviewed to evaluate the effect of prior ...
Antoni Rimola, David H. Van Thiel, Gartner, Iwatsuki, Judith S. Gavaler, Robert R. Schade, Scharschmidt, Starzl, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl, Valentin Cuervas-Mons, Zitelli, Zitelli   +12 more
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Mitochondrial Mutations in Cholestatic Liver Disease with Biliary Atresia

Scientific Reports, 2018
Biliary atresia (BA) results in severe bile blockage and is caused by the absence of extrahepatic ducts. Even after successful hepatic portoenterostomy, a considerable number of patients are likely to show progressive deterioration in liver function ...
Hong Koh, Gun-Seok Park, Sun-Mi Shin, Chang Eon Park, Seung Kim, Seok Joo Han, Huy Quang Pham, Jae-Ho Shin, Dong-Woo Lee   +8 more
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The extended Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: A preliminary report

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2016
Aims: In 1955, Professor Morio Kasai first performed a hepatic portoenterostomy. Since then, the procedure has changed the lives of children with biliary atresia (BA). We report our initial experience in performing "extended" Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE),
Priya Ramachandran, Mohamed Safwan, Sankaranarayanan Srinivas, Naresh Shanmugam, Mukul Vij, Mohamed Rela   +5 more
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Clinical Parameters and Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in Children: A Single Centre Study

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To assess the clinical and laboratory parameters, interventions and their outcomes in children presenting with biliary atresia at a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Raazia Nawaz, Farooq Ikram, Bilal, Saba Idrees, Ifnan Shamraiz, Samina Tabassum   +5 more
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Pediatric liver transplantation from neonatal donors [PDF]

, 1992
Sixteen recipients of neonatal liver grafts were compared with 114 contemporaneous pediatric recipients of grafts from older donors. Graft and patient survival were worse in the neonatal group although the differences were not statistically significant ...
Bismuth H, Brolsch CE, Buchanan GR, Hamil PVV, Kalayoglu M, Maisels MJ, Starzl TE, Starzl TE, Urbach AH, Zitelli BJ   +9 more
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Genetic background and biliary atresia

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Biliary atresia (BA) is a lethal hepatobiliary disorder in infants characterized by progressive destruction of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts and obstructive biliary fibrosis.
Jianghua Zhan, Shaowen Liu, Yu Meng, Qianhui Yang, Xingyuan Ke   +4 more
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