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PubMed ID:
24794368
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2014
Affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.2623
Authors:
Moore J,
Whitington PF,
Turmelle YP,
Suchy FJ,
Shepherd R,
Schwarz KB,
Romero R,
Murray KF,
Molleston JP,
Loomes KM,
Kerkar N,
Karpen SJ,
Hertel PM,
Haber B,
Erlichman J,
Wang KS,
Rosenthal P,
Shneider BL,
Magee JC,
Spino C,
Bezerra JA,
Chesney P,
Thomas D,
Imrey P,
Israel EJ,
Michael S,
Abramowsky C,
Clifton M,
De La Cruz L,
Gupta N,
Ricketts R,
Sekar S,
Shehata B,
Vos M,
Subbarao G,
West K,
Byam B,
Raghunathan T,
Lopez J,
Fredericks E,
Marchant B,
Ehrenkranz R,
Jones K,
Slusser K,
Casher Y,
Shneider BL,
Suchy FJ,
Karpen SJ,
Shepherd R,
Lopez M,
Oldham K,
Goodhue C,
Finn L,
Young M,
Healey P,
Hsu E,
Horslen S,
Cass D,
DeLaTorre A,
Apted Z,
Wesson D,
McLin V,
Fishman D,
Carter B,
Finegold M,
Brandt M,
Postma S,
Pieplow K,
Harris K,
Rudnick D,
Weymann A,
White F,
Dillon P,
Fleck S,
Langlois C,
Venkat V,
Squires R,
Bukauskas K,
Burns C,
Bernard B,
Rand E,
Flake A,
Arnon R,
Iyer K,
Hite M,
Faut S,
Hines J,
Lovell M,
Sundaram SS,
Narkewicz MR,
Mack C,
Karrer F,
Ferris A,
Denlinger J,
Leonis M,
Kohli R,
Campbell K,
Balistreri WF,
Heubi J,
Miethke A,
Bucuvalas J,
Nathan J,
Alonso M,
Ryckman F,
Tiao G,
Kelly S,
Superina R,
Devadason A,
Kafka K,
Lau H,
Colombani P,
Hoofnagle JH,
van Raaphorst R,
Torrance R,
Doo E,
Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN),
Sokol RJ,
Robuck PR,
Sherker AH
Studies:
A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis
,
ChiLDReN Network
Biliary atresia is the most common cause of end-stage liver disease in children. Controversy exists as to whether use of steroids after hepatoportoenterostomy improves clinical outcome.
