The clinical impact of macrophage polarity after Kasai portoenterostomy in biliary atresia

• Main Authors: Kazuya Nagayabu (Author), Shigehisa Fumino (Author), Ai Shimamura (Author), Yuki Sengoku (Author), Mayumi Higashi (Author), Masafumi Iguchi (Author), Shigeyoshi Aoi (Author), Shibata Saya (Author), Maki Hirai (Author), Hiroshi Ogi (Author), Aya Miyagawa-Hayashino (Author), Eiichi Konishi (Author), Kyoko Itoh (Author), Tatsuro Tajiri (Author), Shigeru Ono (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionBiliary atresia (BA) is a cholestatic hepatopathy caused by fibrosing destruction of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, and its etiology has not been clearly revealed. In BA, liver fibrosis progression is often observed even after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE), and more than half o...