Early cholangitis after portoenterostomy in children with biliary atresia

Early cholangitis after portoenterostomy in children with biliary atresia

Aims and Objectives: Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangiodestructive disease of the biliary tree. The first line of treatment is a Kasai portoenterostomy (PE) following which patients may develop cholangitis. We studied the effect of early cholangitis on the outcome of PE, namely jaundice clearance a...

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Main Authors: Priya Ramachandran, Mohamed Safwan, Muthukrishnan Saravana Balaji, Ashitha K Unny, Anis Akhtarkhavari, Vidya Tamizhvanan, Mohamed Rela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
cholangitis
portoenterostomy
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2019;volume=24;issue=3;spage=185;epage=188;aulast=Ramachandran

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