Biliary atresia: Indications and timing of liver transplantation and optimization of pretransplant care

Shikha S. Sundaram, Cara L. Mack, Amy G. Feldman, Ronald J. Sokol – 21 September 2016 – Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive, fibro‐obliterative disorder of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts in infancy. The majority of affected children will eventually develop end‐stage liver disease and require liver transplantation (LT). Indications for LT in BA include failed Kasai portoenterostomy, significant and recalcitrant malnutrition, recurrent cholangitis, and the progressive manifestations of portal hypertension.

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