Progresses of ultrasonography in diagnosis of biliary atresia
10.13929/j.1003-3289.201609100
- VernacularTitle:超声诊断胆道闭锁的研究进展
- Author:
Ting XIAO
;
Yunchao CHEN
- Keywords:
Biliary atresia;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2017;33(4):628-631
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of persistent jaundice in infant,it can rapidly advance to biliary cirrhosis and death.Surgical treatment in time can decrease mortality,so it is essential to be differentiated from other diseases as early as possible.Main diagnosis methods of BA include clinical feature of patients,liver biopsy,and high-frequen cy ultrasonography,MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP),hepatobiliary scintigraphy.High-frequency ultrasonography is superior to other methods with high diagnostic specificity and sensitivity.The progresses of ultrasonography in diagnosis of BA were reviewed in this article.
