Open AccessThe extended Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
Priya Ramachandran,
Mohamed Safwan,
Srinivas Sankaranarayanan,
Naresh Shanmugam,
Mukul Vij,
Mohamed Rela
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.176941
Subject(s) - biliary atresia , medicine , clearance , jaundice , perioperative , liver function , demographics , surgery , general surgery , gastroenterology , liver transplantation , urology , transplantation , demography , sociology
In 1955, Professor Morio Kasai first performed a hepatic portoenterostomy. Since then, the procedure has changed the lives of children with biliary atresia (BA). We report our initial experience in performing "extended" Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE), a modification of the original procedure.