Biliary Atresia: Current Management and Outcome.

Biliary Atresia: Current Trends in Outcome and Management.

Current management of biliary atresia.

Extra-hepatic biliary atresia occurs in approximately 1:15,000 live births leading to about 50 new cases/year in the UK. Presentation is with prolonged jaundice, usually in a term baby who develops signs of obstructive jaundice. Management has been improved by public and professional education to encourage early referral and diagnosis to facilitate initial surgery before 8 weeks of age. Surgica...

Pathogenesis and outcome of biliary atresia: current concepts.

Neonatal cholestatic disorders are a group of hepatobiliary diseases occurring within the first 3 months of life. Bile flow is impaired, and patients have conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, acholic stools, and hepatomegaly. Overall, 1 in 2,500 live births is affected with a neonatal cholestatic disorder (1). The two most common causes of neonatal cholestasis are biliary atresia and idiopathic neona...

The Role of Appendix in the Management of Biliary Atresia Associated with Bowel Atresia

Biliary atresia is characterized by the progressive obliteration of extra- and intrahepatic biliary duct system leading to the obstruction of bile flow in infancy. The cause(s) of biliary atresia remain unclear and many surgical options for bypassing the atretic segment have been described.1-3 Biliary atresia may be associated with small bowel atresia.  The surgical interventions for biliary dr...

Extrahepatic biliary atresia: current concepts and future directions.

OBJECTIVE To provide an updated review on extrahepatic biliary atresia, focusing mainly on its etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. SOURCES MEDLINE and PubMed databases were searched using the following keywords: biliary atresia, etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, children. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Extrahepatic biliary atresia is the main indication for liver...