Fat-Soluble Vitamin Deficiency in Pediatric Patients with Biliary Atresia

Figure 2

Relationship between FSV levels and bilirubin changes before and after surgery in patients with BA. The median serum vitamin A level did not increase postoperatively. It was 0.93, 0.78, 0.66, 0.64, and 0.64 μmol/L before surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, and 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery, respectively; these values were within the normal range (0.52–2.20 μmol/L). The TB level decreased gradually postoperatively. It was 150.5, 99.25, 89, 22.6, and 12 μmol/L before surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, and 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery, respectively, showing no significant difference between the two groups. Thus, although the bile flow was established after surgery and the TB level remarkably decreased, the vitamin A level did not change significantly within the short follow-up time after surgery.