J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1980 Oct;23(10):859-864.

A Case of Biliary Atresia Managed with the Modified Kasai Operation

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Eul Ji General Hospital Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department o Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

Biliary atresia is a surgical disease of infancy with a very poor prognosis usually attributed to the rarity of surgically correctable case. This paper presents a case of incorrectable type of biliary atresia 50 days old Direan female infant who were subjected to the Modified Kasai Operation She had shown good bile excretion after surgery but developed recurrent fever, severe hypocalcemia and roentgenographically prover rickets during the follow up periods. She died 7 months after the operation.


MeSH Terms

Bile
Biliary Atresia*
Female
Fever
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypocalcemia
Infant
Prognosis
Rickets
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