title: Non-correctable biliary atresia with large extrahepatic cyst: a report of two cases.
abstract: Biliary atresia constitutes a serious problem in early infancy, due to the concomitant cholestasis. The conventional classification falls into 3 main types: type I, atresia of the common bile duct; type II, atresia of the hepatic duct; and type III, atresia of the porta hepatis. We report 2 unusual cases of biliary atresia type III with a cystic structure that could be mistaken for correctable biliary atresia or choledochal cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sookpotarom
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vejchapipat
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male