Review Article

Biliary Atresia: 50 Years after the First Kasai

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(a) Complete biliary atresia with a shrunken, fibroticgall bladder (arrow) and biliary remnant (white star) in a 2-month-old baby. Note the already cirrhotic aspect of the liver. (b) Hilar region after removal of the biliary remnant (white star), surrounded by the hepatic artery’s right branch (fine arrow) and the portal vein’s left branch (large arrow). (c) Final aspect of the Kasai hepato-porto-enterostomy with the Roux-en-Y limb (black star) anastomosed to the hilar region.
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