Comparison of different diagnostic methods in infants with Cholestasis

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 12; no. 36; pp. 5893 - 5896
• Main Author: Dehghani, Seyed Mohsen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology,Gastroenterohepatology Research Center of Nemazee Hospital,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran%Department of Pathology, Nemazee Hospital,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 28.09.2006; Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited
• Subjects: Alanine Transaminase - blood; Alkaline Phosphatase - blood; Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood; Biliary Atresia - blood; Biliary Atresia - diagnosis; Biliary Atresia - pathology; Biopsy, Needle - methods; Cholestasis - blood; Cholestasis - diagnosis; Cholestasis - pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hepatitis - blood; Hepatitis - diagnosis; Hepatitis - pathology; Humans; Infant; Jaundice, Obstructive - blood; Jaundice, Obstructive - diagnosis; Jaundice, Obstructive - pathology; Male; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Radionuclide Imaging - methods; Rapid Communication; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography - methods; 新生儿; 胆汁淤积; 诊断方法; Clinical evaluation; Liver biopsy; Biliary atresia; Idiopathic neonatal hepatitis

AIM： To evaluate different methods in differentiating idiopathic neonatal hepatitis from biliary atresia. METHODS： Sixty-five infants with cholestatic jaundice and final diagnosis of idiopathic neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia were studied prospectively from September 2003 to March 2006. A tho...