title: Cholangitis after hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: a multivariate analysis of risk factors.
abstract: Cholangitis occurred in 59% of 77 patients who underwent the portoenterostomy procedure for biliary atresia between 1980 and 2000. Good postoperative bile drainage was associated with a lower risk of cholangitis than partial (odds ratio, 5.72; 95% CI, 2.89-11.3) or poor (odds ratio, 3.29; 95% CI, 1.89-5.7) bile drainage. Cholangitis was not an independent risk factor for death or liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Queen Mary Hospital, China.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Ernest van Heurn
authors.forename: Htut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saing
authors.forename: Paul K H
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011171:Portoenterostomy, Hepatic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins