Extrahepatic Anomalies in Infants With Biliary Atresia: Results of a Large Prospective North American Multicenter Study

• Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 1724 - 1731
• Main Authors: Schwarz, Kathleen B., Haber, Barbara H., Rosenthal, Philip, Mack, Cara L., Moore, Jeffrey, Bove, Kevin, Bezerra, Jorge A., Karpen, Saul J., Kerkar, Nanda, Shneider, Benjamin L., Turmelle, Yumirle P., Whitington, Peter F., Molleston, Jean P., Murray, Karen F., Ng, Vicky L., Romero, René, Wang, Kasper S., Sokol, Ronald J., Magee, John C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Abnormalities, Multiple - epidemiology; Adult; Biliary Atresia - etiology; Defects; Female; Hepatology; Humans; Male; Prospective Studies; United States - epidemiology; United States

The etiology of biliary atresia (BA) is unknown. Given that patterns of anomalies might provide etiopathogenetic clues, we used data from the North American Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network to analyze patterns of anomalies in infants with BA. In all, 289 infants who were enroll...