Biliary Atresia is a rare congenital pediatric liver disease in which the common bile duct between the liver and small intestine is blocked or absent, so bile is unable to drain and backs up into the liver.
Infants with Biliary Atresia present with progressive cholestasis, malabsorption of nutrients with possible effects on growth and weight gain, fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, hyperlipidemia, and eventually cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension.
The cause of this disease is unknown, and it affects about 1 in 15,000 newborns. The only effective treatments are certain surgeries such as the Kasai procedure and liver transplantation.
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Infants with Biliary Atresia present with progressive cholestasis, malabsorption of nutrients with possible effects on growth and weight gain, fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, hyperlipidemia, and eventually cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension.
The cause of this disease is unknown, and it affects about 1 in 15,000 newborns. The only effective treatments are certain surgeries such as the Kasai procedure and liver transplantation.
"Click" here to visit Texas Children's Hospital Biliary Atresia Clinic website
