Biliary atresia is a progressive fibrosing obstructive cholangiopathy of the intrahepatic and
extrahepatic biliary system, resulting in obstruction of bile flow and neonatal jaundice …

Background Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of obstructive jaundice in infants.
Although the Kasai procedure has greatly improved the prognosis, most patients still need …

Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) is a transcriptional coactivator that activates transcriptional
enhanced associate domain transcription factors upon inactivation of the Hippo signaling …

Background Evidence supports an association between cholestatic liver disease and
changes in microbiome composition. Nevertheless, the identification of this special type of …

Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive fibro-obliterative process with a variable degree of
inflammation involving the hepatobiliary system. Its consequences are incalculable for the …

Background A retrospective chart review of liver histologies in Kasai biliary atresia BA
patients operated 1/2017-7/2019 at our institution was conducted to identify histologic …

Objectives: A connection between the bowel and bile ducts after the Kasai
hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) procedure poses a risk of ascending cholangitis. There were …

Liver transplantation is the gold standard for the treatment of pediatric end-stage liver
disease and liver based metabolic disorders. Although liver transplant is successful, its …

Biliary atresia (BA) is a severe cholangiopathy in infants. It is characterized by inflammatory
fibro-obliteration of the intra-and extrahepatic bile ducts. Although the restoration of bile flow …

The diagnosis of biliary atresia is still terrifying at the 3rd decade of the 21st century. In a
department of neonatal intensive care unit, parents and physicians face a challenge with a …