Clinical Study

A New Era of Laparoscopic Revision of Kasai Portoenterostomy for the Treatment of Biliary Atresia

Table 2

Characteristics of patients who underwent laparoscopic revision of Kasai portoenterostomy for the treatment of biliary atresia.

CaseAge at Kasai (days)Interval between Kasai and revision (days)Lowest Tbil concentration after Kasai (mg/dL)Tbil concentration before revision (mg/dL)Indication for revisionOperation time at revision (min)Blood loss at revision (mL)Complication of revisionLowest Tbil concentration after revision (mg/dL)Status at last follow-upFollow-up time (mo)

151691.35.5Bile flow cessation276192Incisional hernia0.9Survive with LT10
241731.83.9Bile flow cessation26180None0.3Survive with native liver9
353970.92.4Bile flow cessation281221None0.5Survive with native liver7
4532830.81.1Recurrent cholangitis26525None0.6Survive with native liver5

Kasai: Kasai portoenterostomy; revision: revision of Kasai portoenterostomy; Tbil: total bilirubin; LT: liver transplantation.