Kasai portoenterostomy is the key standard operation for biliary atresia. The aim of the study is to evaluate the short-term outcome of Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia infants in Upper Egypt.
It is a cross-sectional retrospective multicenter study from Upper Egypt. The data will collected from the medical records of three university hospitals in Upper Egypt from January 2019 to December 2019. Inclusion and exclusion criteria Inclusion criteria included all neonates diagnosed with biliary atresia in the previous period and managed by Kasai portoenterostomy. Exclusion criteria were neonates without a confirmed diagnosis of biliary atresia.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
45
Kasai portoenterostomy operation for biliary atresia patients.
Aswan university Hospital
Aswān, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
the rate of jaundice clearance
the clearance of jaundice measured by total serum bilirubin \< 1.2 mg \\ dL and direct bilirubin \< 0.3 mg dL within one year postoperatively
Time frame: from 3 months up to one year
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