Province‐wide Biliary Atresia Home Screening Program in British Columbia

• Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 845 - 849
• Main Authors: Woolfson, Jessica P., Schreiber, Richard A., Butler, Alison E., MacFarlane, Julie, Kaczorowski, Janusz, Masucci, Lisa, Bryan, Stirling, Collet, Jean Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2018
• Subjects: cost‐effectiveness; neonatal cholestasis; newborn screening; stool color card

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Biliary atresia (BA), a rare newborn liver disease, is the leading cause of liver‐related death in children. Early disease recognition and timely surgical Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (KP) offers long‐term survival without liver transplant. Universal BA screening...