Dental management of the patient with biliary atresia.
Biliary atresia is a disease of unknown origin characterized by partial or total absence of the biliary tract. While this condition is rare, the medical and surgical management makes the ramifications for dental treatment increasingly complex. This article reviews the disease and its complications and documents dental treatment of two patients.
D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001792:Blood Platelets; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors