biliary atresia/albumin

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: