Abstract
We describe a unique series of 3 cases of biliary atresia (BA) associated with a choledochal cyst. All 3 children presented with jaundice at birth and had no other abnormalities. Although these children had a fetal form of BA, their presentation and outcome differed from those of biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome (BASM), the well-described form of early onset BA. Unlike those with BASM, these children had no other associated malformations, had a normal birth weight, and did not yet require a liver transplant. We believe that the present series of patients and their associated pathology may represent a distinct phenotype with a common, prenatally acquired etiology that is different from other fetal forms of BA, such as BASM, and from patients who present with the classic perinatal form of BA.
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The Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provided financial support.
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De Matos, V., Erlichman, J., Russo, P.A. et al. Does ”Cystic” Biliary Atresia Represent a Distinct Clinical and Etiological Subgroup? A Series of Three Cases. Pediatr Dev Pathol 8, 725–731 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10024-005-0018-7
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