The specific cause of this birth defect is unknown, so all that women can do is to practice the many general preventive measures, even before they conceive.
Biliary drainage can usually be established, but the patients still have a defective biliary system that develops progressive disease.Transplantation now achieves up to 90% one-year survival rates...
Biliary atresia is the most common lethal liver disease in children, occurring once every 10,000-15,000 live births. Half of all liver transplants are done for this reason.
The persistence of jaundice beyond the second week in a newborn with clay-colored stools is a sure sign of obstruction to the flow of bile. An immediate evaluation that includes blood tests and...