Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 136; no. 6; p. e1663
• Main Author: Wang, Kasper S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Biliary Atresia - diagnosis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Early Diagnosis; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Neonatal Screening - methods; United States; United States

Biliary atresia is the most common cause of pediatric end-stage liver disease and the leading indication for pediatric liver transplantation. Affected infants exhibit evidence of biliary obstruction within the first few weeks after birth. Early diagnosis and successful surgical drainage of bile are...