Biliary atresia is a life-threatening disease that affects newborn babies; it requires early surgical treatment. Researchers from Taiwan performed a retrospective cohort study to evaluate the ...

A new smartphone app can accurately analyze an infant’s stool to screen for biliary atresia, according to a Futurity report. 1. The free app allows parents to check if their baby’s stool is the normal ...

The strategy includes examination of infant eye color, stool color, and prior laboratory results to assess whether drawing a direct or conjugated bilirubin level is warranted. HealthDay News — In a ...

New research in Japan reveals the cost-effectiveness of universal screening methods for biliary atresia–a rare yet severe lung condition in infants Biliary atresia is a relatively rare childhood ...

Long-term pale stool might be a sign of conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, or gallbladder. Newborns with neonatal jaundice may have clay-colored stool due to high bilirubin levels.

Biliary atresia is a rare condition that affects the bile ducts in infants. It can cause bile to build up in the liver, causing damage. It can be life threatening, but treatment may improve ...

Biliary Atresia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Biliary Atresia is a rare but serious condition affecting infants, where the bile ducts that carry bile from the ...

This study found significant inter-hospital variability in the age at which Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia is performed in tertiary children's hospitals in the United States. Improved ...

THE clinical differentiation of atresia of the extrahepatic bile ducts from the intrahepatic conditions causing obstructive jaundice has been a challenge to pediatricians from the time when these two ...

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 flow diagram of the scoping review of publications. *Outcome is different from what was defined for ...