Liver stiffness measurement predicts the difficulty of Kasai procedure in biliary atresia: a single center retrospective analysis of 199 patients

• Main Authors: Qiulong Shen (Author), Yajun Chen (Author), Chunhui Peng (Author), Wenbo Pang (Author), Zengmeng Wang (Author), Dongyang Wu (Author), Kai Wang (Author), Xinjie Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kasai procedure is the standard initial treatment of infants with biliary atresia. The key to perform a successful surgery is to accurately remove the fibrous portal plate near the liver hilum. Yet how to estimate surgical difficulty pre-operatively remains unclear. This study ai...