Livers transplantation for children suffering from congenital biliary atresia in the National Institute of Pediatrics
- Author:
Liem Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
congenital biliary atresia
- MeSH:
Liver Transplantation;
Biliary Atresia
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;(11):30-34
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 5 years (1994-1998), 147 children suffering from congenital biliary atresia were admitted to NIP. Clinical manifestations include icterus, discolored stool and hepatomegaly. The gallbladder is absent; ultrasonography shows that its diameter doesn't change before, during and after meal in all patients. 136 patients among those children require a liver's transplantation. It means that, every years, there were 27 children suffering from biliary atresia who require a liver's transplantation.
