Current options for management of biliary atresia.
It is encouraging that we are improving the technical aspects of treatment modalities for biliary atresia. However, it is clear that more needs to be done to best develop new treatment plans while applying the modalities we have (porto-enterostomy or liver transplantation or both) in a way that will afford the best survival and quality-of-life. This review article will discuss a number of points that are vital to improving care and illustrates the need to further scrutinize treatment decisions.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011171:Portoenterostomy, Hepatic; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome