Biliary Atresia in The Netherlands: Outcome of Patients Diagnosed between 1987 and 2008

Objective To examine the outcome of biliary atresia (BA) and to identify prognostic factors using a national database. Study design All children born between January 1987 and December 2008 who underwent the Kasai surgical procedure for BA were retrieved from the Netherlands Study Group on Biliary At...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2012-04, Vol.160 (4), p.638-644.e2
Main Authors: de Vries, Willemien, MD, PhD, de Langen, Zacharias J., MD, PhD, Groen, Henk, MD, PhD, Scheenstra, Rene, MD, PhD, Peeters, Paul M.J.G., MD, PhD, Hulscher, Jan B.F., MD, PhD, Verkade, Henkjan J., MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abnormal development
antibiotics
Biliary Atresia - diagnosis
Biliary Atresia - surgery
bilirubin
Biological and medical sciences
children
disease control
Female
General aspects
Humans
Infant
jaundice
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
multivariate analysis
Netherlands
patients
Pediatrics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Retrospective Studies
surgery
survival rate
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objective To examine the outcome of biliary atresia (BA) and to identify prognostic factors using a national database. Study design All children born between January 1987 and December 2008 who underwent the Kasai surgical procedure for BA were retrieved from the Netherlands Study Group on Biliary Atresia Registry database. Outcomes were measured in terms of clearance of jaundice (bilirubin
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.061