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OBJECTIVE
Technetium 99m DTPA-galactosyl human serum albumin (GSA) liver scintigraphy was performed in follow-up patients with biliary atresia, and its clinical significance was investigated.
METHODS
Between 1994 and 2001, GSA liver scintigraphy was performed 153 times in 57 follow-up patients.
BACKGROUND
We evaluated the clinical significance of follow-up data, including 99mTc-DTPA galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) liver scintigraphy data, as prognostic indicators for jaundice-free patients with biliary atresia (BA).
METHODS
Of 87 patients who underwent Kasai portoenterostomy
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate if thrombocytopenia may be related to plasma thrombopoietin level (P-TPO) in postoperative biliary atresia (BA).
METHODS
Forty-three postoperative BA patients aged 1 to 20 years were included. P-TPO was measured by enzyme immunoassay. P-TPO was compared with platelet counts
The aim of this study is to compare liver function and cholangitis episodes during the first year postoperatively between patients who undergo hepatic portocholecystostomy (HPC) and patients who undergo hepatic portoenterostomy (HPE). Records of six patients who underwent HPC for biliary atresia
OBJECTIVE
To compare Japanese with Australian/New Zealand (ANZ) children with biliary atresia who were treated by liver transplantation, and evaluate the indications for and timing of transplantation.
METHODS
Retrospective study.
METHODS
Queensland Liver Transplant Service (QLTS),
Background: To investigate the role of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) in the preoperative evaluation of pediatric patients with biliary atresia awaiting liver transplantation.
Methods:
OBJECTIVE
To clarify the correlation between portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and clinical features after surgery for biliary atresia (BA).
METHODS
Routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopies were done over 3 years in 27 children who underwent surgery for BA. We reviewed the recorded endoscopic
This report describes a patient with biliary atresia (BA) associated with polysplenia syndrome who showed a rapid progression of intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting (IPS), resulting in a fatal outcome. Intrauterine ultrasonography at 36 weeks of gestation revealed fetal abnormalities, including
OBJECTIVE
Although liver fibrosis is an important predictor of outcomes for biliary atresia (BA), postsurgical native liver histology has not been well reported. Here, we retrospectively evaluated postsurgical native liver histology, and developed and assessed a novel scoring system - the BA liver
BACKGROUND
The clinical course of biliary atresia patients is extremely variable. To optimize conservative treatment and correctly schedule liver transplantation, noninvasive investigations that are predictive of individual survival and that can be performed regularly are needed. In this study, the
A prospective sonographic investigation of portal vein caliber was done in 40 children with biliary atresia (n = 37) and biliary hypoplasia (n = 3) from 1 to 135 months old. The patients were divided into two groups according to hepatobiliary function (HBF). HBF was determined by serum bilirubin
BACKGROUND
The progression of hepatic fibrosis may result in decompensated hepatic failure with cirrhosis, liver related events (LRE) such as ascites, variceal bleeding, and death after successful and timely Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) in biliary atresia. The aim of this study is to suggest
The pathogenesis of biliary atresia (BA), which leads to end-stage cirrhosis in most patients, has been thought to inflame and obstruct the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. BA is not believed to be caused by abnormalities in parenchymal hepatocytes. However, there has been no report of a
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine if the plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor, level may reflect the severity of portal hypertension associated with liver cirrhosis in biliary atresia (BA).
METHODS
Forty-eight postoperative BA patients aged 6 months to 20 years were
The purpose of this study was to determine the possible role of serum levels of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in the pathogenesis of the progressive inflammation and fibrosis in biliary atresia (BA). Serum concentrations of TIMP-1 were measured in 57 BA patients and 15 healthy