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SUBMITTER: Superina R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3460800 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Superina Riccardo R Magee John C JC Brandt Mary L ML Healey Patrick J PJ Tiao Greg G Ryckman Fred F Karrer Frederick M FM Iyer Kishore K Fecteau Annie A West Karen K Burns R Cartland RC Flake Alan A Lee Hanmin H Lowell Jeff A JA Dillon Pat P Colombani Paul P Ricketts Richard R Li Yun Y Moore Jeffrey J Wang Kasper S KS
Annals of surgery 20111001 4
<h4>Objective</h4>The goals of this study were to describe the clinical and anatomic features of infants undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) for biliary atresia (BA) and to examine associations between these parameters and outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Infants enrolled in the prospective Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network, who underwent KPE were studied. Patients enrolled in a blinded, interventional trial were excluded from survival analysis. Primary endpoints were successful ...[more]