Liver transplantation and the Kasai operation in biliary atresia
โ Scribed by Barbara A. Stewart; Roberta J. Hall; John R. Lilly
- Book ID
- 117158840
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 305 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3468
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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
Previous reports described the effectiveness of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for post-Kasai biliary atresia (BA) in the pediatric population. Information on the outcome of LDLT in patients that have reached adulthood after the Kasai procedure, however, is limited. A recent report postul