title: Successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia in a 9 month old.
abstract: A rare case of a successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia in a 9 month old is described. For infants over 6 months of age, there had been no reports of long-term survival after this procedure.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toyosaka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okasora
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nose
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seki
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011171:Portoenterostomy, Hepatic; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors