Number of cholangitis episodes as a prognostic marker to predict timing of liver transplantation in biliary atresia patients after Kasai portoenterostomy

Number of cholangitis episodes as a prognostic marker to predict timing of liver transplantation in biliary atresia patients after Kasai portoenterostomy

Abstract Background Cholangitis may affect liver failure of biliary atresia (BA) patients after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP). We examined whether the number of cholangitis episodes could be a prognostic marker for liver transplant (LT) in children with BA after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP). Methods Da...

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Main Authors: Szu-Ying Chen, Chieh-Chung Lin, Yu-Tse Tsan, Wei-Cheng Chan, Jiaan-Der Wang, Yi-Jung Chou, Ching-Heng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
Cholangitis
Liver transplantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1074-2

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