Impaired T-Lymphocyte Proliferation Function in Biliary Atresia Patients With Chronic Cholestatic Jaundice After a Kasai Operation
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A 25 years old women after Kasai operation for biliary atresia.
Manuscript received and accepted: 2 August and 15 September 2008 Biliary atresia is a rare disease characterized by a biliary obstruction of unknown origin that presents in the neonatal period. We present the magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) from a 25 years old women who was treated in the neonatal period with Kasai operation. The MRC reveals a choledochal cyst and shows multiple saccul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000242270.91973.ff