2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of No Kasai Portoenterstomy to Failed Kasai: Analysis of UNOS Database
Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
IntroductionInfants with biliary atresia (BA) identified “later” (typically after 90 days of life) present a management challenge, as late Kasai portoenterostomy (KP) has high failure…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Adolescents with Biliary Atresia in the PELD/MELD Era: An Analysis of the UNOS Database.
While poor bile drainage after a Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (KPE) is the primary driver for liver transplantation (LT) for Biliary Atresia (BA) in infancy, the data…2017 American Transplant Congress
Porta Systemic Shunts Helps Us to Delay or Avoid Liver Transplantation in Patients with Portal Hypertension Post Kasai Operation for Biliary Atresia.
Paediatric Surgery and Transplant Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
We present a series of 10 patients who had Kasai operation for biliary atresia in the neonatal period. These patients had optimally functioning liver in…
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