A long-term follow-up of five patients with atresia of the common bile duct

Significance of ductal plate malformation in the postoperative clinical course of biliary atresia

“…Type I BA is referred to as correctable and has a better prognosis but is less frequent compared with other types [14,15]. In addition, there were no DPM-positive cases in the type I of BA in our institution.…”

Excellent long-term outcome of hepaticojejunostomy for biliary atresia with a hilar cyst

“…When a cystic dilatation of the common bile duct is accompanied with type I atresia, it is called a type I cyst. The prognosis of type I BA is usually much better than that of type II/III [8][9][10][11][12].…”

“…Pinter et al [10] reported 5 patients who underwent a hepaticojejunostomy or anastomosis of the common bile duct to the jejunum. They suggest that the favorable longterm course of their patients differs from that of those who underwent a portoenterostomy because their 5 patients did not have any late complications such as cholangitis, varices, hypersplenism, or progressive liver disease requiring liver transplantation.…”

Long-term outcome in type I biliary atresia

“…Type II is uncommon (b5%) [1]. The prognosis of type I BA is usually much better than that of the other types [2,3]. However, there is no report of a large series of long-term outcome of type I BA, and its ultimate prognosis is still undetermined.…”

“…This includes cases with invisible small extrahepatic bile ducts at the porta hepatis whose patency is demonstrated by operative cholangiogram. Generally, the prognosis of type I BA is better than that of the other types [2,3]. However, long-term outcome of type I BA is still undetermined.…”