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Biliary Atresia

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Biliary atresia remains one of the most intractable gastrointestinal surgical diseases in infancy. The introduction of liver transplantation (LTx) has revolutionized the protocols for the treatment of this condition, hepatic portoenterostomy (the Kasai procedure) is still the first-line surgical treatment.Early diagnosis, correct surgical techniques of the Kasai procedure, careful long-term follow-up, early treatment for complications, and appropriate indication of LTx if needed are keys to best management of patients with biliary atresia.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

    Masaki Nio, Hideyuki Sasaki, Hiromu Tanaka & Ryoji Ohi

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  1. University College Dublin, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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Nio, M., Sasaki, H., Tanaka, H., Ohi, R. (2019). Biliary Atresia. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56282-6_41

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