Successful Kasai operation for biliary atresia in a 9 month old.
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.
Toyosaka
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A
First Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
Okamoto
E
E
Kawamura
E
E
Okasora
T
T
Nose
K
K
Tomimoto
Y
Y
Seki
Y
Y
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