Abstract:

Biliary atresia is a rare but important disease ofinfancy having an incidence ofabout 1 in 16,000 births. In most infants the disease process involves both the intra- and extra hepatic par ts of the biliary system (Fig. 1) and histologically it has been characterized as a panductular cholangiopathy. Destruction and disappearance ofbiliary structures is progressive.

Authors:

Mark Davenport, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.(Paeds), F.R.C.S.(Eng.), E. R. H. Howard, M.S., F.R.C.S.

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