Extra-hepatic biliary atresia preoperative and surgical assessment in 25; cases seen in Zaira
Nigerian Medical Practitioner
;
23(4): 62-64, 1992.
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1267950
ABSTRACT
Admission in a seven year period of 25 infants with biliary atresia. We note that prelaparatomy percutaneous liver established the diagnosis of extrahepatic biliary atresia; which were confirmed at laparatomy. Fifty percent of the patients had liver cirrhosis before surgery. Therefore; bile drainage was not established in any of the 25 patients following hepatic surgery. Six (24 percent) died of hepatic failure during the period of follow-up. Factors responsible for the poor success rate of surgery included late presentation and grossly non correctible lesions
Search on Google
Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Biliary Atresia
/
Brain Diseases
/
Hepatic Encephalopathy
/
Cholestasis
/
Liver Cirrhosis
Language:
English
Journal:
Nigerian Medical Practitioner
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS