Biliary atresia (BA) is a condition characterized ... BA may be diagnosed by blood tests, abdominal X-rays, ultrasound, and liver biopsies. It is treated surgically with the Kasai procedure ...

Biliary Atresia causes bile duct blockage in infants, leading to liver damage. Learn about symptoms and treatment options, ...

the authors state that their findings and conclusions are valid across tertiary PHIS children’s hospitals. 1 Significant variability in the age at KP for patients with biliary atresia The ...

A new ultrasound approach helped identify patients later diagnosed with biliary atresia. The method would provide a quicker, less invasive approach that would not require fasting. SAN DIEGO — A ...

Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, PhD, and colleagues from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, published their findings online November 21 in Pediatrics. The authors ...

LIVMARLI was generally well-tolerated, with no new safety findings ... oral solution in patients with biliary atresia who have undergone a Kasai surgery. Patients enrolled in the study were ...

"Ultrasound results came back and he says, 'Okay, this really, really doesn't look right,'" Smith recalled. A biopsy at Primary Children's revealed Georgia's diagnosis as Biliary atresia.