Biliary atresia with ectopic proliferation of the bile ducts: a case report.
The authors describe a case of biliary atresia with ectopic proliferation of the bile ducts in the jejunal wall. This case supports a possible causal association between a defect in biliary ductal embryogenesis and the pathogenesis of certain cases of biliary atresia.
Koyama
T
T
Department of Pathology, Children's Medical Center, National Okayama Hospital, Japan.
Murakami
M
M
Nakatani
K
K
Aoyama
K
K
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male