The pre-Kasai procedure in living donor liver transplantation for children with biliary atresia

Living Related Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia in the Last 5 years: Experience from the First Liver Transplant Program in India

“…The mean age and weight of transplanted patients in the index study are similar to those reported by Zhu et al whose [21]. Eighteen had primary LRLT and 10 were post Kasai.…”

Surgical outcome and etiologic heterogeneity of infants with biliary atresia who received Kasai operation less than 60 days after birth

“…In recent years, however, studies have found age did not impose a significant influence on the outcome of Kasai operation in infants who underwent surgery between 60 and 100 days old, whereas some older children still have better survival rates and jaundice clearance. [ 6 , 7 , 11 ] In the 476 cases of BA examined in this study, the 2-year survival rate of autologous liver was 51.5%. The survival rate in children who underwent surgery at less than 60 days old was significantly higher than those who underwent surgery at more than 90 days of age.…”

“…[ 1 – 3 ] The incidence of BA is higher in Asia (including China) than in Western countries. [ 2 , 4 – 6 ] Despite advances in drug development, hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) remains the main therapy for BA since its introduction in the 1950s. A majority of patients with BA undergo the Kasai operation following diagnosis.…”

Long‐term outcomes after revision of Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia

“…The standard treatment algorithm for patients with BA consists of Kasai PE followed by liver transplantation if PE fails, and revision of Kasai PE has tended to be negatively viewed because of the possibility of future liver transplantation . However, in 2012, Bondoc et al reported that they performed revision of PE in 24 of 181 PE‐treated patients with BA and 13 (54%) of these patients did not require further surgical treatment .…”