Physical development and cognitive performance in a monozygotic twins for biliary atresia: Report of a case and literature reviewing

• Main Authors: Yang Chen, Jianghua Zhan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
• Series: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
• Subjects: Biliary atresia; Monozygotic twins; Physical development; Cognitive performance
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300768

A case of monozygotic twins, one of whom suffered from biliary atresia and the other one was apparently healthy, is described herein. Children with biliary atresia appear to be vulnerable to developmental lags in the physical and cognitive performance, due to malnutrition and deteriorated liver function. In our case where the child with biliary atresia, who underwent a successful kasai operation, has achieved comparable growth development and cognitive performance in comparision with her sister, which suggest that the early diagnosis and timly kasai operation could allow children with biliary artesia to grow well in the short-term following time.