Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA), an inflammatory sclerosing cholangiopathy, is the
leading indication for liver transplantation in children. The cause is still unknown, although …

High-quality magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatographic images are difficult to
obtain in children due to the small caliber of the pediatric bile ducts and to motion artifacts …

AIM: To retrospectively analyze different methods in differentiating biliary atresia from
idiopathic neonatal hepatitis. METHODS: Sixty-nine infants with cholestatic jaundice and …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiography in
excluding biliary atresia as the cause of neonatal cholestasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

METHODS: Sixty-five infants with cholestatic jaundice and final diagnosis of idiopathic
neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia were studied prospectively from September 2003 to …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of MR cholangiography in showing
the biliary tree in neonates and infants and to show preliminary applications in a pediatric …

Background Focal biliary cirrhosis is an early hepatic pathologic change related to the ion
transport defect in cystic fibrosis. The factors involved in the progression of focal to nodular …

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) is an important investigation for the diagnosis of biliary
atresia (BA) and its differentiation from causes of conjugated hyperbilirubinemia that do not …

Early differentiation of extrahepatic biliary atresia from intrahepatic cholestasis is important.
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is an excellent noninvasive investigation for ruling out …

Background. The prognosis of infants with prolonged neonatal jaundice is dependent on
early diagnosis because of the need for prompt surgical management of biliary atresia …