Outcomes of adult native liver survivors with biliary atresia: the current situation in Japan

Purpose This study aimed to elucidate the difficulties faced by adult native liver survivors with biliary atresia (BA) in Japan. Methods A single-center, retrospective, observational study of 57 adult patients with BA was conducted. The clinical course of BA was compared between native liver survivo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2023-09, Vol.39 (1), p.263-263, Article 263
Main Authors: Kawaguchi, Yunosuke, Terui, Keita, Takenouchi, Ayako, Komatsu, Shugo, Saito, Takeshi, Hishiki, Tomoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biliary Atresia - surgery
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms
Liver Transplantation
Liver transplants
Living Donors
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Purpose This study aimed to elucidate the difficulties faced by adult native liver survivors with biliary atresia (BA) in Japan. Methods A single-center, retrospective, observational study of 57 adult patients with BA was conducted. The clinical course of BA was compared between native liver survivors and non-survivors who reached adulthood. Indications and outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) among non-survivors were assessed. Results A significantly larger portion of non-survivors ( n  = 10) met the criteria for LT ( p  
ISSN:1437-9813
0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-023-05551-6