Biliary atresia and stool

Biliary atresia

Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangiodestructive disease affecting biliary tract, which ultimately leads to cirrhosis, liver failure and death if not treated. The incidence is higher in Asian countries than in Europe. Up to 10% of cases have other congenital anomalies, such as polysplenia, asplenia, situs inversus, absence of inferior vena cava and pre-duodenal portal vein, for which we have coin...

Biliary atresia.

Biliary atresia is a neonatal obstructive cholangiopathy characterized by a fibrosclerosing obliteration of the extrahepatic bile duct that uniquely presents in the first months of life (1). The condition occurs in approximately 1 in 8,000 to 1 in 15,000 live births and accounts for 30% of all cases of cholestasis in young infants. Biliary atresia is the most frequent cause of chronic end-stage...

biliary atresia

Biliary atresia

Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare disease characterised by a biliary obstruction of unknown origin that presents in the neonatal period. It is the most frequent surgical cause of cholestatic jaundice in this age group. BA occurs in approximately 1/18,000 live births in Western Europe. In the world, the reported incidence varies from 5/100,000 to 32/100,000 live births, and is highest in Asia and t...

Biliary atresia and stool: its consistency and fat content, another potentially useful clinical information

Liver Diseases. Vascular disorders of the liver. Hepatology 2009; 49:1729–1764. 3 Hoekstra J, Janssen HL. Vascular liver disorders (II): portal vein thrombosis. Neth J Med 2009; 67:46–53. 4 Balta G, Altay C, Gurgey A. PAI-1 gene 4G/5G genotype: a risk factor for thrombosis in vessels of internal organs. Am J Hematol 2002; 71:89–93. 5 D’Amico M, Sammarco P, Pasta L. Thrombophilic genetic factors...