2006Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric SurgeonsOpen access

Kasai Operation for Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia - Survival and Prognostic Factors

Chan Seok Yoon, Seok Joo Han, Young Nyun Park, Ki Sup Chung, Jung Tak Oh, Seung Hoon Choi

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The prognostic factors for extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) after Kasai portoenterostomy include the patient's age at portoenterostomy (age), size of bile duct in theporta hepatis (size), clearance of jaundice after operation (clearance) and the surgeon's experience. The aim of this study is to e...

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The prognostic factors for extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) after Kasai portoenterostomy include the patient's age at portoenterostomy (age), size of bile duct in theporta hepatis (size), clearance of jaundice after operation (clearance) and the surgeon's experience. The aim of this study is to e...

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The prognostic factors for extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) after Kasai portoenterostomy include the patient's age at portoenterostomy (age), size of bile duct in theporta hepatis (size), clearance of jaundice after operation (clearance) and the surgeon's experience. The aim of this study is to e...

Key concepts: Biliary atresia, Medicine, Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Atresia, General surgery, Liver transplantation

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