Mohammed Abanemai, Mohammed AlEdreesi, Ahmed Al Sarkhy, Omar I Saadah, Homoud Alhebbi, Razan Bader, Maher Alhatlani, Hana Halabi, Ahmed Aladsani, Sami Wali, Talal Alguofi, Fahad Alsayed, Amira NasserAllah, Ahmed Almehmadi, Afnan Qurban, Muhammed Salman Bashir, Aisha Alamri, Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini
BACKGROUND: Outcomes in biliary atresia (BA) have been well-documented in large national cohorts from Europe, North America, and East Asia. Understanding the challenges that preclude success of the Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is the key to improve the overall outcomes of BA and implementing intervention strategies. Here, we analyzed the data from the Saudi national BA study (204 BA cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2018) to identify the prognostic factors of BA outcomes. METHODS: One hundred and forty-three cases underwent KPE...
March 20, 2023: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology: Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association