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Development and validation of bile acid profile-based scoring system for identification of biliary atresia: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Early distinguishing biliary atresia from other causes of infantile cholestasis remains a major challenge. We aimed to develop and validate a scoring system based on bile acid for identification of biliary atresia. METHODS:In a prospective study, a total of 141 infants with cholestasis were enrolled in two sets (derivation cohort, n?=?66; validation cohort, n?=?75) from 2014 to 2018. Variables with significant difference between biliary atresia and non-biliary atresia infants were selected in the derivation cohort. Then, a scoring system including those variables was designed and validated. RESULTS:Among 66 patients in the derivation cohort, 34 (51.5%) had biliary atresia. A scoring system was proposed with the following variables: glycochenodeoxycholic acid/chenodeoxycholic acid, clay stool, and gamma-glutamyl transferase. The total score ranged from 0 to 41, and a cutoff value of 15 identified biliary atresia with an area under receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.87 (95% confidence interval, 0.77-0.94), sensitivity of 85.3%, and specificity of 81.3% in the derivation cohort; these values were also confirmed in a validation cohort with a sensitivity of 90.0% and specificity of 80.0%. CONCLUSIONS:The proposed simple scoring system had good diagnostic accuracy for estimating the risk of biliary atresia in infants with cholestasis.

SUBMITTER: Zhao D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251733 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development and validation of bile acid profile-based scoring system for identification of biliary atresia: a prospective study.

Zhao Dongying D Zhou Kejun K Chen Yan Y Xie Wei W Zhang Yongjun Y

BMC pediatrics 20200527 1

<h4>Background</h4>Early distinguishing biliary atresia from other causes of infantile cholestasis remains a major challenge. We aimed to develop and validate a scoring system based on bile acid for identification of biliary atresia.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective study, a total of 141 infants with cholestasis were enrolled in two sets (derivation cohort, n = 66; validation cohort, n = 75) from 2014 to 2018. Variables with significant difference between biliary atresia and non-biliary atresia i ...[more]

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Development and validation of bile acid profile-based scoring system for identification of biliary atresia: a prospective study.

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Development and validation of bile acid profile-based scoring system for identification of biliary atresia: a prospective study.

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