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Biliary atresia.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Sept 2009
Mieli-Vergani Giorgina, Vergani Diego
Abstract excerpt
Biliary atresia (BA) is a condition unique to infancy. It results from inflammatory destruction of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. It is the most frequent surgically correctable liver disorder in infancy and the most frequent indication for liver transplantation in paediatric age. Clinical presentation is in the first few weeks of life with conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia (dark urine and pale...
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