Biliary atresia before and after the introduction of the Kasai-type procedure.
The apparent cure rate of infants with biliary atresia is compared before and after the introduction of the Kasai-type procedure. While the operation has been criticized for many of its postoperative problems, it still compares favourably in terms of the apparent cure rate, i.e. an improvement from 4.5% to 35.3%.
D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies