Hepatoportoenterostomy surgery technique

Biliary atresia (BA) is a pathology that causes jaundice in children because of an obstruction of the obliterated biliary tract. Despite being considered a rare disease, the incidence can reach 1/2400 live births in the Pacific region. The etiology is unknown. If untreated, it will lead to cirrhosis...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 54; no. 8; pp. 1715 - 1718
Main Authors de Carvalho, Nubyhélia Maria Negreiro, Torres, Sarah Monte, Cavalcante, Joyce Carolle Bezerra, Ximenes, Ana Clemilda Marques, Junior, Jose Albuquerque Landim, da Silveira Moreira, Sérgio Oceliano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2019
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Biliary atresia
Biliary Atresia - complications
Biliary Atresia - surgery
Female
Hepatoportoenterostomy
Humans
Infant
Jaundice
Jaundice - etiology
Portoenterostomy, Hepatic - methods
Hepatoportoenterostomy
Jaundice
Biliary atresia
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Summary:Biliary atresia (BA) is a pathology that causes jaundice in children because of an obstruction of the obliterated biliary tract. Despite being considered a rare disease, the incidence can reach 1/2400 live births in the Pacific region. The etiology is unknown. If untreated, it will lead to cirrhosis and death. Early operation (within 60 days after birth) is the most important prognostic factor. The objective of this article is to present the technical description step by step of a hepatoportoenterostomy operation in a female 61 days of age with BA.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.041