title: Hepato-biliary Scintigraphy in diagnosis of Biliary Atresia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Hepatitis are the two major causes of Persistent Neonatal Jaundice. Differentiation is done by biochemical and radiological tests. Radiological investigations use intra-or extra-hepatic biliary dilation for diagnosing biliary atresia but this is not always reliable.
  
  
  METHODS
  14 neonates with persistent conjugated hyperbilirubinemia who had undergone hepato-biliary scintigraphy were retrospectively evaluated and those having Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia were analyzed with reference to operative findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  11 out of 14 had Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia during operation whereas 3 proved to be false positive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mebrofenin hepato - biliary scintigraphy is a simple, safe, accurate and cost effective investigation for diagnosis of biliary atresia.
authors.affiliation: Sr Adv (Nuclear Medicine), AH (R&R), New Delhi.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist (Paediatric Surg), CH (EC) Kolkata.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.affiliation: Scientist -E, CH (EC), Kolkata.
authors.forename: Jogender
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist (Radiology), CH (EC), Kolkata.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sinha
keywords: Biliary Atresia; Hepato-biliary scintigraphy; Neonatal Jaundice