Sequential treatment of biliary atresia
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Jean-Bernard Otte; Jean De Ville De Goyet; Raymond Reding; Victoria Hausleithner
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Biliary atresia is the most frequent cause of chronic cholestasis in infants. When left untreated, this condition leads to death from liver insufficiencywithin the first 2 yr of life. The modern therapeutic approach consists of a sequential strategy with Kasai portoenterostomy as a first step and, i