title: Hepatic portocholecystostomy for biliary atresia: a 25-year follow-up and review.
abstract: We report the successful salvage of a patient's native liver 25 years after hepatic portocholecystostomy for biliary atresia. Our case demonstrates the effectiveness of biliary specific, high-resolution CT imaging in the diagnosis of, and operative planning for complex cases of biliary obstruction. We also report the longest-term pathologic follow-up of biliary atresia after hepatic portocholecystostomy. Life-long follow-up of patients with biliary atresia is important to prevent life-threatening complications of biliary stasis/obstruction.
authors: East Bay Surgery Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0570, USA. samuel.schecter@ucsfmedctr.org
authors: Samuel C
authors: SC
authors: Schecter
authors: Jesse
authors: J
authors: Courtier
authors: Soo-Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Cho
authors: Payam
authors: P
authors: Saadai
authors: Shinjiro
authors: S
authors: Hirose
authors: Tippi C
authors: TC
authors: Mackenzie
authors: Doug
authors: D
authors: Miniati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed