Does time taken to achieve jaundice-clearance influence survival of the native liver in post-Kasai biliary atresia?

[1] Hartley JL(2009)Biliary atresia Lancet 374 1704-1713

[2] Davenport M(2001)Survival patterns in biliary atresia and comparison of quality of life of long-term survivors in Japan and England J Pediatr Surg 36 892-897

[3] Kelly DA(2005)Outcome in adulthood of biliary atresia: a study of 63 patients who survived for over 20 years with their native liver Hepatology 41 366-371

[4] Howard ER(2013)Factors influencing jaundice-free survival with the native liver in post-portoenterostomy biliary atresia patients: results from a single institution J Pediatr Surg 48 2368-2372

[5] MacLean G(2012)Reappraising the portoenterostomy procedure according to sound physiologic/anatomic principles enhances postoperative jaundice clearance in biliary atresia Pediatr Surg Int 28 205-209

[6] Nio M(2000)Early prediction of long-term survival and the timing of liver transplantation after the Kasai operation J Pediatr Surg 35 1031-1034

[7] Donaldson N(2011)The anatomic pattern of biliary atresia identified at time of Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy and early postoperative clearance of jaundice are significant predictors of transplant-free survival Ann Surg 254 577-585

[8] Singer J(1995)Atkinson JB: the Kasai procedure in the treatment of biliary atresia J Pediatr Surg 30 1077-1080

[9] Ohi R(2012)Risk factors affecting late-presenting liver failure in adult patients with biliary atresia J Pediatr Surg 47 2179-2183

[10] Lykavieris P(2007)Early predictors of success of Kasai operation in children with biliary atresia Eur J Pediatr Surg 7 308-312

[1] Hartley JL(2009)Biliary atresia Lancet 374 1704-1713

[2] Davenport M(2001)Survival patterns in biliary atresia and comparison of quality of life of long-term survivors in Japan and England J Pediatr Surg 36 892-897

[3] Kelly DA(2005)Outcome in adulthood of biliary atresia: a study of 63 patients who survived for over 20 years with their native liver Hepatology 41 366-371

[4] Howard ER(2013)Factors influencing jaundice-free survival with the native liver in post-portoenterostomy biliary atresia patients: results from a single institution J Pediatr Surg 48 2368-2372

[5] MacLean G(2012)Reappraising the portoenterostomy procedure according to sound physiologic/anatomic principles enhances postoperative jaundice clearance in biliary atresia Pediatr Surg Int 28 205-209

[6] Nio M(2000)Early prediction of long-term survival and the timing of liver transplantation after the Kasai operation J Pediatr Surg 35 1031-1034

[7] Donaldson N(2011)The anatomic pattern of biliary atresia identified at time of Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy and early postoperative clearance of jaundice are significant predictors of transplant-free survival Ann Surg 254 577-585

[8] Singer J(1995)Atkinson JB: the Kasai procedure in the treatment of biliary atresia J Pediatr Surg 30 1077-1080

[9] Ohi R(2012)Risk factors affecting late-presenting liver failure in adult patients with biliary atresia J Pediatr Surg 47 2179-2183

[10] Lykavieris P(2007)Early predictors of success of Kasai operation in children with biliary atresia Eur J Pediatr Surg 7 308-312