PubMed ID:
20216099
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2010
Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181cb42ee
Authors:
Davis AE,
Gilmore PE,
Heuckeroth RO,
Magee JC,
Malone JP,
Townsend RR,
Wang H
Studies:
A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis
Biliary atresia (BA) is the most serious liver disease in infants. Diagnosis currently depends on surgical exploration of the biliary tree. Noninvasive tests that distinguish BA from other types of neonatal liver disease are not available.