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Biliary Atresia is a rare and serious disease that affects infants. The disease causes injury to or loss of the bile ducts responsible for draining bile from the liver, hence resulting to liver damage. This causes the bile to be trapped inside the liver, causing damage and scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), and eventually leading to liver failure.

Fast Facts:

• --The overall incidence of biliary atresia in the US is 1 out of every 10,000-20,000 in live births.
• -- The first sign of biliary atresia is jaundice, which usually occurs 2-3 weeks after birth.
• -- It is more common among Asian and African-American female infants.

5 Great Resources on Biliary Atresia

• eMedicine: Biliary Atresia (Sept. 13, 2007)
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Biliary Atresia
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): Biliary Atresia
• American Liver Foundation: Biliary Atresia (Oct. 11, 2007)
• Drugs.com: Biliary Atresia

5 Latest Headlines on Biliary Atresia

• More Biliary Atresia News from Google News

What is Biliary Atresia?

• Wikipedia: Biliary Atresia
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Definition
• MedicineNet: Biliary Atresia Definition
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Biliary Atresia Definition And Description
• The Transplant Foundation: Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia Definition

What Are The Symptoms of Biliary Atresia?

• Wikipedia: Symptoms And Diagnosis
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Symptoms
• Aetna InteliHealth: Symptoms
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Symptoms
• Pediatric Surgeons of Central Pennsylvania: Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Biliary Atresia?

• American Liver Foundation: What Causes Biliary Atresia
• American Pediatric Surgical Association: Causes
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: Causes
• Liverkids: Complications
• Pediatric Oncall: Problems Which Might Occur

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Biliary Atresia?

• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): How Is It Treated?
• University of Virginia Health System: Treatment
• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh: Treatment
• Cincinatti Children's: Treatment
• WrongDiagnosis: Treatment

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Biliary Atresia?

• Acupuncture.com: Acupuncture For Jaundice
• WholeHealthMd: Eat, Drink, And Take Milk Thistle
• GrannyMed: Home Remedies For Liver
• The Body: Alternative And Complementary Therapies For Liver Problems

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Biliary Atresia?

• eMedicine: Differentials
• Paeds: Classification And Subtypes
• PatientPlus: Prognosis
• Answers: Prognosis
• orpha.net: Biliary Atresia

How Do You Prevent Biliary Atresia?

• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): What Happens After Surgery?
• eHow: How To Prevent Biliary Atresia
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via Your Total Health): Prevention
• University Hospital of Cincinnati: Tips To Keeping Your Liver Healthy

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Biliary Atresia

• Blogger: It Sounds Like A Flower: An Etymology Of Biliary Atresia|Simple Joys Of Life|A Case Of Biliary Atresia
• Aetna InteliHealth: Ask The Expert - Biliary Atresia

Foundations and Support Groups on Biliary Atresia

• Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC)
• The Biliary Atresia and Liver Transplant Network Inc.
• American Liver Foundation
• Children's Liver Association for Support Services (CLASS)
• Children's Liver Disease Foundation
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Liver Families
• Children's Hospital in Philadelphia Biliary - Atresia Clinical Care Program

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Biliary Atresia

• Wiley Interscience: Outcome In Adulthood Of Biliary Atresia: A Study Of 63 Patients Who Survived For Over 20 Years With Their Native Liver
• Annals of Surgery (via PubMed Central): The Surgery Of Biliary Atresia
• Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM): Per-Rectal Portal Scintigraphy Is Complementary To Ultrasonography And Endoscopy In The Assessment Of Portal Hypertension In Children With Chronic Cholestasis

Clinical Trials on Biliary Atresia

• ClinicalTrials: Studies On Biliary Atresia
• DurgLib: Use Of Probiotics To Prevent Cholangitis In Children With Biliary Atresia After The Kasai Portoenterostomy
• BioMedCentral: Biliary Atresia

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