An infant with cholestasis, acholic stool and high GGT levels

Abstract

Neonatal cholestasis (NC) is a rare clinical condition characterized by decreased bile drainage and direct hyperbilirubinemia (1). Acholic stool and high gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) associated with cholestasis are specific findings for biliary atresia (BA). However, further etiologies must be investigated if operative cholangiography (OC) is not diagnostic.