Clinical Study

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

Table 3

The data of open and laparoscopic revision of Kasai portoenterostomy with biliary atresia.

Open revisionLap-revision value

Sex (male), (%)7 (35%)1 (25%)0.7
Age at revision (days)103 (63–410)135 (114–336)0.22
Weight (g)5360 (3024–7800)5457 (5238–8997)0.44
Tbil concentration before revision (mg/dL)7.5 (3.5–13.7)3.2 (1.1–5.5)0.006
Indication of revision, (%)0.43
 Bile flow cessation18 (90%)3 (75%)
 Recurrent cholangitis2 (10%)1 (25%)
Operation time (min)235 (170–400)271 (261–281)0.35
Blood loss (mL)70 (15–1071)136 (25–221)0.62
Disappearance of jaundice after revision, (%)10 (50%)4 (100%)0.11
Status at the last follow-up, (%)
 Survived with native liver7 (35%)3 (75%)
 Survived with LT12 (60%)1 (25%)
 Died1 (5%)0

Values are presented as the (%) or median (range).
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Revision: revision of Kasai portoenterostomy; Lap: laparoscopic; Tbil: total bilirubin; LT: liver transplantation.