A Case of Biliary Atresia Managed with the Modified Kasai Operation.
- Author:
Hwa Jung YOON
1
;
Kyo Sun KIM
;
Ki Young LEE
;
Cheong Soo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Eul Ji General Hospital Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Bile;
Biliary Atresia*;
Female;
Fever;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Hypocalcemia;
Infant;
Prognosis;
Rickets
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1980;23(10):859-864
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
