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Affiliation
Children's Hospital Pittsburgh of UPMC, Division of Pediatric Gastoenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, PA 15224. Benjamin.Shneider@chp.edu
Authors
Abel B, Bass LM, Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Kerkar N, Magee JC, Miethke AG, Robuck PR, Romero R, Rosenthal P, Schwarz K, Shneider BL, Sokol RJ, Turmelle Y
Citation
Shneider BL, Abel B, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Magee JC, Romero R, Schwarz K, Bass LM, Kerkar N, Miethke AG, Rosenthal P, Turmelle Y, Robuck PR, Sokol RJ, Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network. Portal hypertension in children and young adults with biliary atresia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012 Nov;55(5):567-73.Abstract
Biliary atresia (BA) frequently results in portal hypertension (PHT), complications of which lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network was used to perform a cross-sectional multicentered analysis of PHT in children with BA.