Kenji Santo1, Yuichi Takama1, Yuki Hirose1, Jun Matsui1, Ririko Takemura1, Kei Nakada1, Takashi Sasaki2. 1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan. 2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan. tak-sasaki@med.osakacity-hp.or.jp.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine an early diagnostic indicator of biliary atresia (BA), we focused on morphological left-right differences of BA livers. METHODS: Of 74 infants with suspected BA at our hospital in the last 12 years, 25 met the conditions for investigation: 15 infants with BA (BA group) and 10 with other pathologies (non-BA group). CT volumetry of the liver in each patient was performed using a 3D image analysis system. Patient characteristics, blood data, and proportion of the left lateral segment to the total liver volume (LLS ratio) were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Among the patient characteristics and liver function tests, only γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were significantly higher in the BA group (p < 0.001). The LLS ratio was 0.321 (0.227-0.382) in the BA group and 0.243 (0.193-0.289) in the non-BA group (p = 0.01). The summary cut-off, area under the curve, sensitivity, and specificity were 0.322, 0.813, 53.3, and 100% for the LLS ratio and 94.26, 0.95, 86.7, and 100% for the GGT × LLS ratio, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The LLS ratio is highly specific and may be an early diagnostic predictor of BA. Moreover, this segmental LLS enlargement may be associated with the etiology of BA.
PURPOSE: To determine an early diagnostic indicator of biliary atresia (BA), we focused on morphological left-right differences of BA livers. METHODS: Of 74 infants with suspected BA at our hospital in the last 12 years, 25 met the conditions for investigation: 15 infants with BA (BA group) and 10 with other pathologies (non-BA group). CT volumetry of the liver in each patient was performed using a 3D image analysis system. Patient characteristics, blood data, and proportion of the left lateral segment to the total liver volume (LLS ratio) were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Among the patient characteristics and liver function tests, only γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were significantly higher in the BA group (p < 0.001). The LLS ratio was 0.321 (0.227-0.382) in the BA group and 0.243 (0.193-0.289) in the non-BA group (p = 0.01). The summary cut-off, area under the curve, sensitivity, and specificity were 0.322, 0.813, 53.3, and 100% for the LLS ratio and 94.26, 0.95, 86.7, and 100% for the GGT × LLS ratio, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The LLS ratio is highly specific and may be an early diagnostic predictor of BA. Moreover, this segmental LLS enlargement may be associated with the etiology of BA.
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