Inguinal Hernias Represent the Most Frequent Surgical Complication after Kasai in Biliary Atresia Infants

Table 2

Frequency of surgical complications observed in biliary atresia patients after open Kasai’s hepatoportoenterostomy including the proportion of lethal complications.

List of complications	Number of cases (%)	Lethal cases (%)
Inguinal hernia	30 (40.0%)	—
Hemorrhage of esophageal varices	11 (14.7%)	1 (9.1%)
Anastomotic leak of bile duct	5 (6.7%)	—
Incisional hernia	5 (6.7%)	—
Intestinal obstruction	5 (6.7%)	1 (20.0%)
Cholangitis with need for central venous catheter	4 (5.3%)	—
Postoperative hemorrhage	4 (5.3%)	—
Anastomotic leak of foot-point anastomosis	2 (2.7%)	—
Biloma	2 (2.7%)	—
Umbilical hernia	2 (2.7%)	—
Abscess surgical area	1 (1.3%)	—
Intestinal hemorrhage	1 (1.3%)	—
Intestinal ischemia	1 (1.3%)	1 (100%)
Perforation of the ileum	1 (1.3%)	—
Splenectomy due to hypersplenism	1 (1.3%)	—