Biliary atresia: an update on our understanding of the disorder
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- Vol. 13 (5), 435-440
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00008480-200110000-00009
Abstract
Biliary atresia is the leading cause of cholestasis in infants younger than 3 months. It is also the leading indication for liver transplantation in children. This review focuses on recent advances in the etiology, diagnosis, and management of biliary atresia.Keywords
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