Effect of corticosteroid therapy on outcomes in biliary atresia after Kasai portoenterostomy
MA Escobar, CL Jay, RM Brooks, KW West… - Journal of pediatric …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study tests the hypothesis that steroid administration improves the outcome
of biliary atresia (BA) by evaluating the efficacy of postoperative steroid use on surgical
outcomes in infants with BA. METHODS: Steroid use and outcomes in patients with BA were
retrospectively analyzed at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Institutional review board approval
was obtained. RESULTS: Kasai portoenterostomy (PE) was performed in 43 patients with
BA treated from 1992 to 2004 (16 boys and 27 girls). Twenty-one PE patients received …
of biliary atresia (BA) by evaluating the efficacy of postoperative steroid use on surgical
outcomes in infants with BA. METHODS: Steroid use and outcomes in patients with BA were
retrospectively analyzed at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Institutional review board approval
was obtained. RESULTS: Kasai portoenterostomy (PE) was performed in 43 patients with
BA treated from 1992 to 2004 (16 boys and 27 girls). Twenty-one PE patients received …
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