Clearance of jaundice after the modified kasai`s operation predicts survival outcomes in patients with biliary atresia
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0041-4301
DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.01.002