Open AccessDiagnostic value of anti-smooth muscle antibodies and liver enzymes in differentiation of extrahepatic biliary atresia and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis
Author(s) -
Mandana Rafeey,
Lida Saboktakin,
Jamshid Shoa Hasani,
Shahnaz Naghashi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.182558
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal hepatitis , biliary atresia , gastroenterology , extrahepatic biliary atresia , alkaline phosphatase , cholestasis , bilirubin , neonatal cholestasis , hepatitis , transaminase , pathological , enzyme , liver transplantation , biochemistry , transplantation , chemistry
We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of anti-smooth muscle antibodies (ASMA) and two liver markers (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase [GGT] and alkaline phosphatase [ALP]) for differentiating between patients with extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis (INH).