Inguinal Hernias Represent the Most Frequent Surgical Complication after Kasai in Biliary Atresia Infants

Inguinal Hernias Represent the Most Frequent Surgical Complication after Kasai in Biliary Atresia Infants

Biliary atresia (BA) is an orphan medical condition of the newborn, resulting in end-stage liver cirrhosis due to obliterative cholangiopathy of the extrahepatic bile duct. Although Kasai’s hepatoportoenterostomy (KPE) is the well-established first-line therapy, little is known about its surgical co...

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Main Authors: Omid Madadi-Sanjani, Nathalie Carl, Thomas Longerich, Claus Petersen, Julia H. K. Andruszkow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/383791

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