α-Smooth muscle actin expression predicts the outcome of Kasai portoenterostomy in biliary atresia

α-Smooth muscle actin expression predicts the outcome of Kasai portoenterostomy in biliary atresia

Background/Aims: Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangio-destructive disease of the infant liver presenting with features of obstructive cholangiopathy. The Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is the first line of management. The aim of our study was to identify the characteristic features of liver histology i...

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Main Authors: Priya Ramachandran, Ashitha K Unny, Mukul Vij, Mohamed Safwan, Muthukrishnan Saravana Balaji, Mohamed Rela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
Kasai portoenterostomy
α-smooth muscle actin
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2019;volume=25;issue=2;spage=101;epage=105;aulast=Ramachandran

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