This prospective study enrolled 144 patients after surgical treatment of biliary atresia in early infancy. We analyzed the immediate effectiveness of the surgery and the age-related structure of complications in the up to 16-year follow-up. The immediate 2-year survival rate after the surgery constituted 49.5%. At the time of this writing, 17 of the patients had celebrated their 10th birthdays with good quality of life and no indications for transplantation of the liver. The obtained results underscore the critical importance of surgical correction of biliary atresia by Kasai surgery in the first 60 days of life and subsequent dynamic follow-up of patients for the purpose of the early detection and timely correction of possible complications.

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The year 2022 marks the 90th anniversary of the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Pediatric Faculty of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. The article describes the history of the Departments development, presents the results of its pedagogical work, research, and practical activities over the past 10 years, and highlights regularly conducted scientific and practical events.