A case report of a challenging diagnosis of biliary atresia in a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition

A case report of a challenging diagnosis of biliary atresia in a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition

Abstract Background Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and biliary atresia (BA) are common causes of cholestasis in infancy. The diagnosis of BA is time sensitive due to an inverse correlation between age at intervention (hepatic portoenterostomy - HPE) and survival without liver transplantation. Clin...

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Main Authors: Atu Agawu, Andrew Wehrman, Jennifer Pogoriler, Natalie A. Terry, Henry C. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
Total parenteral nutrition
Cholestasis
Case report
Liver biopsy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1446-2

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