Directory of Biliary Atresia Resources

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Biliary atresia occurs when biliary ducts are obstructed due to progressive sclerosis of the common bile duct. In most cases, biliary atresia develops a few weeks after birth, probably after inflammation and scarring of the extrahepatic (and sometimes intrahepatic) bile ducts. It is rarely found in stillborns or in newborns at birth. The cause of the inflammatory response is uncertain.

Resources in This Category

• BARD-Online

  http://www.bard-online.com/
  Current scientific research on this disease, including forum.

• Biliary Atresia

  http://www.classkids.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=105
  Describes what it is, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and complications.

• Biliary Atresia and Kasai Portoenteroscopy

  http://www.childliverdisease.org/Information/Medical-stuff/Information-on-liver-diseases/Biliary-Atresia
  Information from the Children's Liver Disease Foundation on this rare disorder affecting young infants.

• Biliary Atresia and Treatment

  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/b/biliary/
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, survival rate and Kasai Procedure information provided by the Pediatric Liver Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

• Canadian Liver Foundation: Biliary Atresia

  http://www.liver.ca/Liver_Disease/Childrens_Liver_Diseases/Biliary_Atresia.aspx
  Information on this relatively rare disease includes symptoms, tests, treatments, and related health problems.

• eMedicine: Biliary Atresia

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/927029-overview
  Article by Steven Schwarz, MD gives background, pathophysiology, history, and causes.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001145.htm
  Overview of diagnosis and treatment of biliary atresia.

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