Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia

Introduction: Little is known about the epidemiology, causes and outcomes of neonatal cholestasis in the Asian population beyond Japan and Taiwan. Methods: This was a prospective, observational study on patients with neonatal cholestasis who were referred to the University of Malaya Medical Centre,...

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প্রধান লেখক: Lee, Way Seah, Chai, P.F., Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng, Looi, Lai Meng
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প্রকাশিত: Singapore Medical Association 2010
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অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3228/1/Aetiology_and_outcome_of_neonatal_cholestasis_in_Malaysia.pdf
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author Lee, Way Seah
Chai, P.F.
Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng
Looi, Lai Meng
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Looi, Lai Meng
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description Introduction: Little is known about the epidemiology, causes and outcomes of neonatal cholestasis in the Asian population beyond Japan and Taiwan. Methods: This was a prospective, observational study on patients with neonatal cholestasis who were referred to the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia, between November 1996 and May 2004. Results: Biliary atresia (BA) (29 percent) and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis (38 percent) were the two commonest causes of neonatal cholestasis (n is 146) that were referred. Out of the 39 patients (27 percent of the total) who died at the time of review, 35 succumbed to end-stage liver disease. Three of the four patients (three BA, one progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis PFIC) who had a living-related liver transplant (LT) died after the surgery (two BA, one PFIC). Six (four percent) of the remaining 107 survivors had liver cirrhosis. The overall four-year survival rates for patients with native liver and LT as well as those with native liver alone for all cases of neonatal cholestasis were 72 percent and 73 percent, respectively, while the respective survival rates for BA were 38 percent and 36 percent. Conclusion: BA and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis are important causes of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysian infants. In Malaysia, the survival rate of patients with neonatal cholestasis, especially BA, is adversely affected by the lack of a timely LT.
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spelling um.eprints-32282019-11-11T06:00:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3228/ Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia Lee, Way Seah Chai, P.F. Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng Looi, Lai Meng R Medicine Introduction: Little is known about the epidemiology, causes and outcomes of neonatal cholestasis in the Asian population beyond Japan and Taiwan. Methods: This was a prospective, observational study on patients with neonatal cholestasis who were referred to the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia, between November 1996 and May 2004. Results: Biliary atresia (BA) (29 percent) and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis (38 percent) were the two commonest causes of neonatal cholestasis (n is 146) that were referred. Out of the 39 patients (27 percent of the total) who died at the time of review, 35 succumbed to end-stage liver disease. Three of the four patients (three BA, one progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis PFIC) who had a living-related liver transplant (LT) died after the surgery (two BA, one PFIC). Six (four percent) of the remaining 107 survivors had liver cirrhosis. The overall four-year survival rates for patients with native liver and LT as well as those with native liver alone for all cases of neonatal cholestasis were 72 percent and 73 percent, respectively, while the respective survival rates for BA were 38 percent and 36 percent. Conclusion: BA and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis are important causes of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysian infants. In Malaysia, the survival rate of patients with neonatal cholestasis, especially BA, is adversely affected by the lack of a timely LT. Singapore Medical Association 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/3228/1/Aetiology_and_outcome_of_neonatal_cholestasis_in_Malaysia.pdf Lee, Way Seah and Chai, P.F. and Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng and Looi, Lai Meng (2010) Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal, 51 (5). pp. 434-439. ISSN 0037-5675, http://smj.sma.org.sg/5105/5105a9.pdf
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title Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia
title_full Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia
title_fullStr Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia
title_short Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia
title_sort aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in malaysia
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