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Chapter 11 - Biliary Atresia and Other Disorders of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts

from Section II - Cholestatic Liver Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2021

By
Jorge A. Bezerra ,
Akihiro Asai ,
Greg Tiao ,
Bhargava Mullapudi  and
William F. Balistreri
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Edited in association with
Jorge A. Bezerra ,
Cara L. Mack  and
Benjamin L. Shneider
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Jorge A. Bezerra
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cara L. Mack
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
Benjamin L. Shneider
Affiliation:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
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Summary

Biliary atresia and related disorders of the biliary tract, such as choledochal cysts, must be considered in the differential diagnosis of prolonged conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn (neonatal cholestasis).

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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 162 - 181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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