| Literature DB >> 7259277 |
D Lawrence, E R Howard, C Tzannatos, A P Mowat.
Abstract
Specimens of excised tissue from the porta hepatis in 26 infants with extrahepatic biliary atresia undergoing hepatic portoenterostomy were analysed histologically for the presence and size of biliary ductules. No correlation could be found between the establishment of effective biliary drainage and the number or size of biliary ductules. it is suggested that prognosis after surgery may be related to the intrahepatic lesion and age of the child at operation rather than to the histology of the extrahepatic bile duct remnants.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7259277 PMCID: PMC1627475 DOI: 10.1136/adc.56.6.460
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791